Riparian (FR 1800F) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Riparian (FR 1800F) in AR

Road corridorOzark-St. Francis NF, Bayou Ranger District

10 mi from Dover

Maps 575 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Tater Knob.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Dry Branch runs 0.6 mi off.
  • Waldo Mountain stands 1,025 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles north.

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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 50–73°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.