Bell Smith Springs RD (FR 848) in IL

Road corridorShawnee NF, Hidden Springs Ranger District

11 mi from Carrier Mills

6.2 mi off US 45 (straight line)

Maps 648 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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Moderate

All 3.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 2.9 miles of it gravel.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Winds through 4 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate 0.1 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Bay Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

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 46–70°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Bell Smith Springs RD (FR 848) in IL -- Camping Rules & Access