Sharprock (FR 394) in IL -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sharprock (FR 394) in IL

Road corridorShawnee NF, Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District

10 mi from Murphysboro

Maps 424 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Shawnee National Forest ↗

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

Easy
  • All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Johnson Creek Recreation Area.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • The Kinkaid Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi 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 46–70°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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