Skyway Motorway (FR 500) in AL -- Camping Rules & Access
Skyway Motorway (FR 500) in AL
Road corridorNFs in Alabama
4.2 mi from Heflin
Maps 1,304 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 11.8–12.9, 47.4–48.5 and 58.3–59.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 11.2–12.9 are inside the City of Heflin, whose rules apply there.
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Road Access
Difficult
- 19.4 of this road’s 59.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 8.5 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 6,500 ft over 59.5 miles through 26 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 39%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 9.4 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 6 and mile 43.2: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
- Thrift Pond lies 1.0 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 48–72°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.