Mercer (FR 105) in FL -- Camping Rules & Access
Mercer (FR 105) in FL
Road corridorNFs in Florida, Apalachicola Ranger District
10 mi from Bristol
20 mi off I-10 (straight line)
Maps 50 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Moderate
- 42.3 of this road’s 67.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 37.1 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 9 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 20.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- The Little Camel Pond shoreline is 1.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 58–82°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.