Happy Hollow RD (FR 787) in IL -- Camping Rules & Access

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Happy Hollow RD (FR 787) in IL

Road corridorShawnee NF, Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District

10 mi from Murphysboro

Maps 441 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.9–2.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Shawnee National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/9–12/9Stay limit: 14 days · 28 days total per calendar year · within 28 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 1.1 of this road’s 3.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Bottoms Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 720 ft over 3.4 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 35%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • A river runs 0.7 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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 45–71°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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