Benefield Picnic Area (FR 1634) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access
Benefield Picnic Area (FR 1634) in AR
Road corridorOzark-St. Francis NF, Magazine Mountain Ranger District
11 mi from Paris
Maps 2,377 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Easy
- All 0.3 miles of this road are fully maintained, gravel the whole way.
- Near East End Recreation Area.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
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 53–69°F, 4.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.