Gum Dip (FR 284) in FL -- Camping Rules & Access

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Gum Dip (FR 284) in FL

Road corridorNFs in Florida, Osceola Ranger District

11 mi from Watertown

Maps 151 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • 6.4 of this road’s 12.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • A reservoir lies 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or maintaining a campsite in excess of 14 days within any 30 day time period, unless the campsite has been posted with different stay limits by the Forest Service.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 60–81°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.