Five youth from the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma recently spent a month in Southern Illinois working with Shawnee National Forest officials and learning the area's ties ...

The assistance of partners, lending their time, knowledge and expertise in trail design enables the Shawnee National Forest to boost the capacity in building high-quality and sustainable trails.

Bell Smith Springs is one of our favorite places to visit in Shawnee National Forest. With its cascading bluffs, cliff jumping, 8 miles worth of trails and so much more it’s not hard to see why ...

Weather Alert Heat Advisory from SAT 12:00 PM CDT until SAT 7:00 PM CDT Mountain Bike trails opening in Shawnee National Forest By Kenzie Dillow May 27, 2021 0 By Kenzie Dillow ...

ATHENS, Tenn. – A nonprofit has conveyed 222 acres containing part of the Cherokee Trails of Tears to the U.S. Forest Service. The Conservation Fund purchased a 392-acre property in 2013 that ...

— Sept. 25, 2014: Trail of Tears land transferred to the Forest Service. Higher-ups who are still unaware of the damage extol the pristine nature and historical significance of the parcel.