Forest Service Road No. 345 is dubbed "Snake Road." The 2.5-mile road in Union County, Illinois, runs north to south along the base of towering limestone bluffs, a man-made obstacle between the ...

The road is now blocked off to traffic each March 15-May 15 and September-October. This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Snake Road in Illinois' Shawnee National Forest ...

HARRISBURG, Ill. ­-- The Shawnee National Forest will temporarily close LaRue Road 345, also known as Snake Road, between mile markers 3 and 5.8 from Sunday through Oct. 30. According to a ...

LaRue Road in Shawnee National Forest is the only road in the world that closes to cars for a bi-annual snake and reptile migration in the spring and fall.

Shawnee National Forest Service Road No. 345, also known as Snake Road, is closed until October 30.

The 2.5-mile-long road is closed now through Wednesday, Oct. 30, to allow snakes and amphibians — some of which are considered threatened and endangered in Illinois and the United States — to ...

Officials at Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois decided to keep Snake Road closed until Tuesday so the reptiles and other amphibians can migrate, The Southern Illinoisan of Carbondale ...

The “Most Popular Hiking Trail in Each State” report named Little Grand Canyon Trail the Land of Lincoln’s most popular hiking trail, based on the number of reviews on trail navigation service ...

Nothing in Southern Illinois will elicit a wider range of reactions than asking someone, “Do you want to go to Snake Road?” Snake Road is a narrow gravel road that runs parallel to Inspiration ...