Cave Mountain Branch (FR 743) in AL -- Camping Rules & Access
Cave Mountain Branch (FR 743) in AL
Road corridorNFs in Alabama
8.7 mi from Brent
Maps 355 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 5.6–6.2 and 8.2–8.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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Road Access
Difficult
- 7.6 of this road’s 10 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Yeager Branch runs 0.8 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 52–77°F, 3.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.