5 Must Visit Scenic Creeks around the Shawnee National Forest Scenic creeks make for great photography moments. Whether you’re a professional using a high-end DSLR camera or an amateur using your smart phone camera, a good scenic creek provides an excellent...
Southern Illinois Cycling for Beginners Live in Southern Illinois and want to start cycling? Then this guide is for you! Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, bicycling has really sparked an interest in folks all over the country. Just southern Illinois alone,...
Hiking with Shawn’s Safety Guide Series: Bears, Wolves, Cougars and Others Shawnee National Forest is a second growth forest. This means that at one time, most of what we know as the forest was once home sites and farming communities until the 1930s-1940s when it...
Shawnee Nation Forest Wilderness Areas A Hiking with Shawn Wilderness Series The Shawnee National Forest is home to quite a few designated wilderness areas. In fact, there are 7 designated wilderness areas within the Shawnee National Forest. These 7 different...
