Taylor Ridge Road (FR 1738) in IL -- Camping Rules & Access

AnyRoost

Taylor Ridge Road (FR 1738) in IL

Road corridorShawnee NF, Hidden Springs Ranger District

5.2 mi from Vienna

0.5 mi off US 45 (straight line)

Maps 684 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.6 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
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Moderate
  • 1.8 of this road’s 2.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Taylor Bluff.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Known camping along this road at mile 2.1: 1 mapped spot.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • 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 47–70°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Something wrong here?More places in Johnson County