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Pounds Hollow Recreation Area is a signposted recreation area in Gallatin County within Shawnee National Forest. The sandstone bluffs of the hollow provide a setting for camping, picnicking, fishing, and light boating. The recreation area is located near Karbers Ridge, an unincorporated hamlet within nearby Hardin County, Illinois. [1]
Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area is a National Natural Landmark designated in 1980 [1] [2] and located in Shawnee National Forest within Pope County, on Country Road 350E (also designated as Forest Road 848 on some maps), near Eddyville.
[1] [2] It is located in the Shawnee National Forest of Southern Illinois, near Ozark, Illinois. The mission of the camp is "Exceptional outdoor and spiritual adventures empowering kids of all ages." [3] Camp Ondessonk is accredited by the American Camp Association. [4]
People seem to be drawn to Shawnee National Forest and for those unfamiliar it is easy to see why. Located in Southern Illinois, it is 289,000 acres of magnificent oak-hickory forests, unique ...
The Shawnee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the Ozark and Shawnee Hills of Southern Illinois, United States. Administered by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service , it consists of approximately 498,615 acres (2,100 km²) of federally managed lands.
Jackson Falls is a seasonal waterfall within Shawnee National Forest in the U.S. state of Illinois. The sandstone bluffs of the shut-in are best known as a venue for rock climbing and speed climbing. A nearby campsite makes the falls area a noted location for the road-tripping climb community.
Shawnee National Forest was created in 1939. In 1990, Congressman Glenn Poshard sponsored and Congress passed the Illinois Wilderness Act, which set aside seven separate parcels of land within this National Forest as relatively small wilderness areas. The Garden of the Gods Wilderness, one of these parcels, is a roadless parcel of land within ...
The Burden Falls Wilderness is a 3,775-acre (15.3 km 2) unit of the Shawnee National Forest. It is located in northwestern Pope County and southwestern Saline County, Illinois. The wilderness is characterized by road-less second-growth hardwood forest, punctuated by a small, seasonal waterfall on Burden Creek.