Southern Illinois' "Snake Road" is closing earlier than usual this year, according to officials with the Sawnee National Forest. The reason? Warmer weather. Officially, the road is classified as ...

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 ...

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

Snake Road will be closing for snakes and reopening for vehicles on May 15, so get your snake sightings in before then.

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 ...