Tower (FR 1743) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Tower (FR 1743) in AR

Road corridorOzark-St. Francis NF, Boston Mountain Ranger District

5.7 mi from Siloam Springs

Maps 1,027 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Ozark-St. Francis National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 30 consecutive days · 90 days total per calendar year · then move 1 mi · Then stay away 14 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 1.1 of this road’s 12.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.2 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 0.1 and mile 10: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.3 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

Rules

  • You may camp in a dispersed area for up to 30 days. After 30 days, you must move at least 5 road miles for camping in another dispersed area. Campers may not return to the same campsite within the calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 48–71°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.