Hiking with Shawn’s Trail Guide Series: High Knob Area High Knob is a pretty special gem of the Shawnee National Forest to many different user groups. High Knob is very popular to the horseback and mule riding communities. High Knob is also a favorite of hiking and...
Hiking with Shawn’s Trail Guide Series: Bulge Hole Ecological Area Bulge Hole Ecological Area or Bulge Hole EA for short is a wonderful hidden gem of the Shawnee National Forest. The ecological aspects of Bulge Hole deals with precious plants and flora that could be...
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...
Hiking with Shawn’s Trail Guide Series: Packentuck Waterfalls Packentuck Waterfalls are a series of unofficial trails located in the Shawnee National Forest off Packentuck Road. This area borders private property as well as Camp Ondessonk so a map/app with boundary...
Hiking with Shawn’s Ultimate Trail Guide Series: Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area is a popular recreation area of the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. It contains over 8-miles of various types of hiking trails and many...