Lake Williamson Christian Center is located just 75 miles north of downtown St. Louis and 45 miles south of Springfield, Illinois. Our physical address is 17280 Lakeside Drive, Carlinville, IL 62626.

For accurate driving directions, please click on the city title to the left. Clicking the city title below will take you to Google Maps, you an adjust the starting point (A) to your home address.

If you're planning to travel utilizing your vehicle's GPS, please use the map below and bullet points to navigate the last few turns. It is highly recomended that guests traveling to Lake Williamson take exit 60 & follow IL-108 12 miles west to Carlinville then turn left on to IL-4 and travel south 3 miles to Lake Williamson (on the right.)

If you need any assistance please call the Activity Center Front Desk at 217-854-4824.

Map to Lake Williamson Christian Center

Click for Directions From St. Louis, Missouri

  • Take I-55 North to Exit 60
  • Turn left & travel west bound on Illinois 108 to Carlinville for 12 miles
  • Turn left & travel south bound on Illinois 4
  • Turn right into Lake Williamson

Click for Directions From Chicago, Illinois

  • Take I-55 South to Exit 60
  • Turn right & travel west bound on Illinois 108 to Carlinville for 12 miles
  • Turn left & travel south bound on Illinois 4
  • Turn right into Lake Williamson

Click for Directions From Bloomington, Lincoln, & Springfield, Illinois

  • From each departure city, take I-55 South to Exit 60
  • Turn right & travel west bound on Illinois 108 to Carlinville for 12 miles
  • Turn left & travel south bound on Illinois 4
  • Turn right into Lake Williamson

Click for Directions From Quad Cities, Illinois/Iowa

  • Take I-74 East
  • At Peoria follow I-474 East
  • Merge on to I-74, then follow I-155 South to Lincoln
  • Follow I-55 South to Exit 60
  • Turn right & travel west bound on Illinois 108 to Carlinville for 12 miles
  • Turn left & travel south bound on Illinois 4
  • Turn right into Lake Williamson

Click for Directions From Peoria, Illinois

  • Take I-74 East
  • At Peoria follow I-474 East
  • Merge on to I-74, then follow I-155 South to Lincoln
  • Follow I-55 South to Exit 60
  • Turn right & travel west bound on Illinois 108 to Carlinville for 12 miles
  • Turn left & travel south bound on Illinois 4
  • Turn right into Lake Williamson

Click for Directions From Champaign/Urbana & Decatur, Illinois

  • From Champaign/Urbana, take I-74 West to I-57 South
  • Then follow I-72 West towards Decatur & Springfield, IL
  • From Decatur follow I-72 West & merge on to I-55 & follow I-55 South to Exit 60
  • Turn right & travel west bound on Illinois 108 to Carlinville for 12 miles
  • Turn left & travel south bound on Illinois 4
  • Turn right into Lake Williamson

Click for Directions From Nashville, Tennessee

  • From Nashville, take I-24 West through Paducah, Kentucky
  • Continue on I-24 into Illinois & merge on to I-57 North
  • In Mt. Vernon, Illinois merge onto I-64 West & follow I-64 towards St. Louis
  • Take exit 7 & follow I-255 North to I-55 North.
  • Follow I-55 North to exit 60.
  • Turn left & travel west bound on Illinois 108 to Carlinville for 12 miles
  • Turn left & travel south bound on Illinois 4
  • Turn right into Lake Williamson

Contact Us...

Booking Office:  (800) 500-LWCC
General:  (217) 854-4820
Email:   info@lakewilliamson.org

Front Desk/Contact a Guest:
(217) 854-4824

Location:  17280 Lakeside Drive, Carlinville, IL 62626
Mailing Address: 
PO Box 620, Carlinville, IL 62626

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