Chalybeate (FR 247) in AR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Chalybeate (FR 247) in AR

Road corridorOuachita NF, Poteau Ranger District

8.5 mi from Waldron

Maps 810 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.6–6.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Ouachita National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 30 consecutive days · 90 days total per calendar year · then move 1 mi · after 30 consecutive days the camp must be removed for 14 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.3 of this road’s 6.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Poteau River Watershed Site 16 Dam.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.9 mi off.
  • Round Mountain stands 712 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 49–74°F, 4.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.