The Shawnee National Forest quarter is the first of 2016 and the 31st overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The Shawnee National Forest hosts the most acreage of any natural area in the state of Illinois. Its large, public open spaces offer many recreation opportunities including big-game hunting, long-distance pedestrian and equestrian trails, orienteering, bird watching, rock-climbing, beach recreation, and two National Scenic Byways: the Ohio River and the Great River Road.
The reverse (tails) design features a close view of Camel Rock with natural vegetation in the foreground and a red-tailed hawk soaring in the sky overhead. Inscriptions are "SHAWNEE," "ILLINOIS," "2016" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM."
Mintage:
| Philadelphia | Denver | San Francisco | Clad Proof | Silver Proof |
| 155,600,000 | 151,800,000 | 1,029,340 | 689,923 | 479,657 |