Grindstone (FR 109) in AL -- Camping Rules & Access

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Grindstone (FR 109) in AL

Road corridorNFs in Alabama

4.5 mi from Double Springs

Maps 696 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.3–11.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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Road Access

Difficult
  • 4.9 of this road’s 12.2 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.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Sipsey Fork runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • 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.