Trail Guides & Visitor Resources
The following links are the official Hiking with Shawn’s Trail Guide Series guides for hiking and enjoying southern Illinois outdoors. The guides are separated by the East Side and West Side of the state. The Resources menu are a combination of Hiking with Shawn articles and third-party website content that will help you enjoy your outdoor experience, better! Hiking with Shawn is in no way responsible for the content of linked third-party websites. This section of the page is always updated on a weekly basis, please check back soon!
East Side
West Side
Resources
Alerts for the Shawnee National Forest
Avenza GPS App (Staying on the Trails)
Avenza: River to River Trail Maps Bundle
Avenza: Multi-Day Hiking Map Bundle
Organizations that Support the Shawnee National Forest
Overnight Stays around the Shawnee
River to River Trail Guide (Updated Version)
Safety Information for Outdoor Recreation
Scenic Overlooks around the Shawnee
Tunnel Hill State Trail Beginners Guide
Waterfall Destinations in Southern Illinois
Shawnee National Forest Map
The following map depicts ‘Points of Interest’ locations along the Shawnee National Forest and southern Illinois state-managed public land. This map is maintained by third-party users. Hiking with Shawn does not maintain this map but we do recommend following the ‘Points of Interest’ locations on it. This map will update upon reloading the page when the map points are updated by its contributors.
(The map above was created by third-party users. Information accuracy cannot be guaranteed!)
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