Bar K (FR 533) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bar K (FR 533) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF, Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs Ranger District

10 mi from Sparta

Maps 1,126 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

Mark Twain National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 1.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Tater Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 30 ft over 1.7 miles, with sustained grades near 12%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Roadside parking · All National Forest System roads on the 9 Mark Twain MVUMs

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Math Branch runs 1.0 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • the following acts are prohibited on all Forest Service lands on the Mark Twain National Forest.…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 45–70°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.