Shawnee National Forest
Shawnee National Forest in Illinois carries 349.8 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 349.8 miles of roads and 0 miles of trails across 2 ranger districts. Open any district for its full per-vehicle access matrix (ATV, motorcycle, side-by-side, 4x4 and e-bike), seasons, a route-network map, and GPX downloads. These pages are informational; the controlling document is each district's official MVUM.
- Total motorized miles
- 349.8
- Ranger districts
- 2
- Roads
- 349.8 mi
- Trails
- 0 mi
349.8 mi of roads · 0 mi of trails · Forest code 0908.
Ranger districts in Illinois
The district is the grain — pick one for its full per-vehicle access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.
| Access highlights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Springs Ranger District | 252.2 | 252.2 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
| Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District | 97.6 | 97.6 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
Data: U.S. Forest Service, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Motor Vehicle Use Map — Roads (layer 1) and Trails (layer 2), retrieved 2026-07-11. A work of the U.S. Government, public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). State assignment: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb state boundaries.
Forest-wide vehicle access
How many of this forest's ranger districts designate each vehicle class, and the total designated miles across the forest.
| Vehicle class | Districts | Open miles |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger vehicle | 2 | 337 |
| High-clearance vehicle | 2 | 337 |
| Truck | 2 | 337 |
| Bus | 2 | 337 |
| Motorhome | 2 | 337 |
These pages summarise the Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data; they are not the official MVUM and not legal documents. The controlling document is each district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map — carry it and follow posted signs.
Data vintage: USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11.
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