Gum Springs Rec Area Rds (FR 562) in LA -- Camping Rules & Access
Gum Springs Rec Area Rds (FR 562) in LA
Road corridorKisatchie NF, Winn Ranger District
8.3 mi from Winnfield
Maps 313 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 30 days · then move 5 road mi · No more than 30 days
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Road Access
Easy
- 0.2 of this road’s 0.7 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.2 miles of gravel.
- Near Winn Parish High Point.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 0.2 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.3: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- A pond lies 0.1 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Rules
- Dispersed camping (camping outside of a designated recreation area) is welcomed across the Kisatchie National Forest... You may camp in a dispersed area for up to 30 days. After 30 days, you must move at least 5 road miles... Please place your campsite at least 100 feet from any stream or other water source.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 55–79°F, 4.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.