Black River School (FR 3728) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Black River School (FR 3728) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF, Poplar Bluff Ranger District

11 mi from Poplar Bluff

Maps 496 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Mark Twain National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/1–3/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 1.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Ozark Trail - Victory mile 0.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Roadside parking · All National Forest System roads on the 9 Mark Twain MVUMs

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Essman Spring lies 0.9 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping in excess of 14 days in any 30-day period. After the 14 days has been reached, no camping is allowed anywhere in the Mark Twain National Forest until the end of the 30-day period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 46–71°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.