Overlook Drive (FR 1606) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access
Overlook Drive (FR 1606) in AR
Road corridorOzark-St. Francis NF, Magazine Mountain Ranger District
9.6 mi from Paris
Maps 2,593 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
- 0.1 of this road’s 2.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.1 miles of dirt.
- Near Cameron Bluff Recreation Area.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~210 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- 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 52–68°F, 4.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.