Wash (FR N24) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wash (FR N24) in AR

Road corridorOuachita NF, Mena Ranger District

5.5 mi from Mena

Maps 1,272 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Ouachita National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 9/1–2/29Stay 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 2.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 1.1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Bee Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Bee Mountain stands 748 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles south.

Rules

  • You may camp in a dispersed area for up to 30 days. After 30 days, you must move at least 5 road miles for camping in another dispersed area. Campers may not return to the same campsite within the calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 51–73°F, 5.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.