Initial Point (FR 2314.100) in IN -- Camping Rules & Access

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Initial Point (FR 2314.100) in IN

Road corridorHoosier NF, Tell City Ranger District

6.1 mi from Paoli

Maps 613 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

Hoosier National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · 28 days total per calendar year · within 28 days
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Historic Marker.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping is allowed throughout most of the Hoosier National Forest.…All dispersed camp sites must be at least 200 feet away from trails, trailheads, roads, water sources, rock shelters, caves, and historic structures, unless in a Forest Service designated campsite.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 44–68°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.