Sugar Camp (FR 197) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF

7.9 mi from Holiday Island

Maps 1,583 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.7–6 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

1.5 of this road’s 9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.5 miles of dirt.
Estimated climb: 580 ft over 9 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 21%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road between mile 1.8 and mile 6.4: .

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.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

October normals 45–69°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sugar Camp (FR 197) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access