Falls City (FR 116) in AL -- Camping Rules & Access

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Falls City (FR 116) in AL

Road corridorNFs in Alabama

7.0 mi from Double Springs

Maps 798 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–7.7 and 8.1–8.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 9.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Turtle Rock.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • The Lewis Smith Lake shoreline is 1.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 49–74°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.