Little Grand Canyon (FR 351) in IL

Road corridorShawnee NF, Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District

6.9 mi from Murphysboro

Maps 718 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 14 days · 28 days total per calendar year · within 28 days

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Rough

All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 0.2 miles of it gravel.
Estimated climb: 50 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 21%.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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

October normals 46–69°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Little Grand Canyon (FR 351) in IL -- Camping Rules & Access