Goates (FR 1001) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access
Goates (FR 1001) in AR
Road corridorOzark-St. Francis NF, Bayou Ranger District
8.2 mi from Dover
Maps 1,270 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Ozark-St. Francis National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 8/2–3/14Stay limit: 30 consecutive days · 90 days total per calendar year · then move 1 mi · Then stay away 14 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 4.9 of this road’s 5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 1.9 miles of dirt.
- Near Dollar Knob.
- Estimated climb: 230 ft over 5 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.6 miles off.
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 shall not exceed a total of 90 days within the calendar year.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 50–71°F, 4.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.