Shawnee National Forest
annual outing to Snake Road
$1.00
October 13-14-15, 2026
Join Civpark's annual outing to Snake Road.
Dispersed/primitive camping in the national forest near the migration and a short trip to the Garden of the Gods.
UNION COUNTY, Ill. – The U.S. Forest Service has closed a small gravel road in Shawnee National Forest to allow for the safe migration of reptiles and amphibians.
Every spring and fall, tens of thousands of snakes and other small animals cross a small stretch of gravel road between a series of limestone bluffs and LaRue Swamp.