Shawnee State Forest's Day Trail, near Portsmouth, is ranked the 19th-best trail in Ohio by Trails.com. "Hiking Ohio, A Guide to Ohio's Greatest Hiking Adventures" includes this trail. In addition, ...

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin released an update about legislation that would protect more than 13,000 acres of Shawnee National ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFVS) - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants thousands more acres of the Shawnee National Park to be protected. Sen. Durbin (D-IL) has introduced the Shawnee National Forest Conservation ...

The Friends of the Shawnee National Forest will mark its 15-year anniversary from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Alto Vineyards, 8515 Highway 127 in Alto Pass. The event is sponsored by the SIU ...

It’s about freezin’ for a reason and chillin’ for the Forest. Pounds Hollow Recreation Area in Hardin County will be the chilly site Saturday, March 1, for the fourth annual Shawnee Plunge into Pounds ...

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL)-- Cuts to federal funding from the Trump Administration have led to impacts at the Shawnee National Forest. Now some local groups are calling on Congressman Mike Bost for help ...

A “luxury camping dome” in southern Illinois is the most wish-listed Airbnb rental home in the Land of Lincoln, according to a new report. The top spot offers a “glamping” experience in the Shawnee ...

HEROD, Ill. (KFVS) - Back-to-back winter storms have crews in the Shawnee National Forest on clean-up duty. The roads are still covered with ice and snow, making it hard to get to parts of the ...

UNION COUNTY, Illinois — Around 35 species of snakes have shut down nearly three miles of a southern Illinois road to vehicles as their bi-annual migration peaks. Thousands of snakes, as well as other ...