Bear Hollow (FR 1627) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access
Bear Hollow (FR 1627) in AR
Road corridorOzark-St. Francis NF, Magazine Mountain Ranger District
12 mi from Paris
Maps 1,419 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.7–5.2 and 9.3–9.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 9.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.1 miles of it dirt.
- Near Big Shoal Cascade.
- Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 9.7 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Gobbel Branch runs 1.2 mi off.
Rules
- Camping in the general Forest area (outside developed recreation areas) shall be limited to a period not to exceed 30 consecutive days. Once the 30 consecutive day limit has been reached, the camp must be removed for fourteen (14) days and cannot be reestablished less than one (1) mile from the original campsite. Camping in the general Forest area (outside developed recreation areas) shall not exceed a total of 90 days within the calendar year.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 50–71°F, 4.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.