Ashcan (FR 358) in IL -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ashcan (FR 358) in IL

Road corridorShawnee NF, Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District

5.7 mi from Carbondale

Maps 455 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Shawnee National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/9–12/9Stay limit: 14 days · 28 days total per calendar year · within 28 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR

Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Cove Hollow Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 30 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping or to establish, maintain, or occupy any camp or camping equipment present in excess of 14 days in a 28 day period. No more than 28 cumulative days in a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 47–70°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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