Pine Hills RD (FR 236) in IL

Road corridorShawnee NF, Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District

11 mi from Cobden

Maps 375 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 7.5–7.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

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Rough

All 8.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
Near Crooked Tree.
Estimated climb: 980 ft over 8.3 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 30%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
The Winters Pond shoreline is 0.5 mi off.
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 46–71°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Pine Hills RD (FR 236) in IL -- Camping Rules & Access