Shawnee National Forest

Illinois · 349.8 mi of motorized routes · 2 ranger districts · U.S. Forest Service MVUM

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.

Forest totals Shawnee National Forest · Illinois
Total motorized miles
349.8

349.8 mi of roads · 0 mi of trails · Forest code 0908.

Ranger districts
2
Roads
349.8 mi
Trails
0 mi

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.

Shawnee National Forest ranger districts by motorized miles (highest first).
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 classes designated in Shawnee National Forest, by number of districts.
Vehicle class Districts Open miles
Passenger vehicle 2 337
High-clearance vehicle 2 337
Truck 2 337
Bus 2 337
Motorhome 2 337
Important — informational, not a legal document

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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