Cross (FR 272) in LA -- Camping Rules & Access
Cross (FR 272) in LA
Road corridorKisatchie NF, Calcasieu Ranger District
11 mi from Boyce
Maps 230 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 9/1–2/29Stay limit: 30 days · then move 5 road mi · No more than 30 days
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Road Access
Moderate
- 4.8 of this road’s 10.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.6 miles of dirt.
- 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
- You may camp in a dispersed area for up to 30 days. After 30 days, you must move at least 5 road miles for camping in another dispersed area. … you are welcome to pull off most any road and camp up to 100 feet from the centerline of road on either side, unless otherwise noted by special designation in the Motor Vehicle Use Map for that District.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 56–80°F, 5.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.