Valentine Ridge (FR 1690) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access
Valentine Ridge (FR 1690) in AR
Road corridorOzark-St. Francis NF, Magazine Mountain Ranger District
12 mi from Danville
Maps 1,193 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.3–0.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Ozark-St. Francis National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 11/1–12/31Stay limit: 30 consecutive days · 90 days total per calendar year · then move 1 mi · Then stay away 14 days
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7.9 miles of it dirt.
- Near Big Shoal Cascade.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Mossback Ridge rises 4.6 miles west.
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 51–72°F, 4.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.