South Goose Creek (FR 3116) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access

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South Goose Creek (FR 3116) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF, Poplar Bluff Ranger District

9.8 mi from Poplar Bluff

Maps 532 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 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Karls Lake Lower Dam.
  • 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

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 47–72°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.