Piney Ridge (FR 187) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF

5.0 mi from Shell Knob

Maps 1,308 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.3–1.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

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Difficult

1 of this road’s 5.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1 miles of dirt.
Near Piney Creek Wilderness South Piney Trailhead.
Estimated climb: 610 ft over 5.1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.

Roadside parking · All National Forest System roads on the 9 Mark Twain MVUMs

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

October normals 46–70°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Piney Ridge (FR 187) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access