Temporary Recreation Area Closings at Lake Shelbyville To Conduct Deer Hunt for People with Disabilities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Wolf Creek State Park will hold the 35^th Annual Lake Shelbyville Deer Hunt for People with Disabilities during the first firearm deer season on November 21-23, 2025. The hunt will be conducted in portions of recreation areas at Lake Shelbyville that are closed for the season. As a safety precaution, Lone Point and Lithia Springs Campgrounds and all of Wilborn Creek, Whitley Creek, Coon Creek, and Opossum Creek Recreation Areas will be closed to all automobile and pedestrian traffic from 2 p.m. Thursday, November 20, 2025 to 7 p.m. Sunday, November 23, 2025.

This temporary closing includes boat ramps located within Wilborn Creek, Coon Creek, and Opossum Creek Recreation Areas. Boat ramps remaining open to serve lake users during this time period are Dam West, Lone Point, Lithia Springs, Wolf Creek and Eagle Creek State Parks. All primitive ramps will remain open as well.

For more information contact Lake Shelbyville’s Natural Resources Specialist Taylor Finks at (217) 774-3951 Ext: 7028.