Lower Shoal Creek (FR 1684) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access
Lower Shoal Creek (FR 1684) in AR
Road corridorOzark-St. Francis NF, Magazine Mountain Ranger District
13 mi from Clarksville
Maps 508 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
- All 6.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4 miles of it dirt.
- Near Half Bushel.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Buzzards Rock stands 917 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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 52–74°F, 4.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.