Olive Branch Road

Olive Branch is a rock road through some beautiful countryside starting just north of Virginia, Illinois, and ending at Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area. No, it is not the Ozarks or Moab, but we have a lot of flat ground here in Illinois, so this is a good change. When you first enter from Route 78, it looks like every other gravel road. Half a mile, you feel like you're in a different world with high hillsides and winding creeks to Prairie Grass. You normally don't have to look hard to see wildlife on either side of the road. The best time to go is in the fall with an abundance of color.