Pin Hook (FR 3703) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pin Hook (FR 3703) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF, Poplar Bluff Ranger District

11 mi from Poplar Bluff

Maps 635 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

Rough
  • All 1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of dirt.
  • Near Ozark Trail - Victory mile 0.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 23%.
  • 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.
  • 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.