Glen Street (FR 494) in IL -- Camping Rules & Access

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Glen Street (FR 494) in IL

Road corridorShawnee NF, Hidden Springs Ranger District

12 mi from Carrier Mills

Maps 722 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.3 and 1.7–2.2 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 4 of this road’s 4.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Jackson Falls.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

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, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.