Elkhorn Creek (FR 528) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Elkhorn Creek (FR 528) in MO

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

5.3 mi from Sparta

Maps 1,382 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

Rough
  • All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Roller Lake Dam.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 0.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
Roadside parking · All National Forest System roads on the 9 Mark Twain MVUMs

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Trowbridge Lake lies 0.7 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 44–69°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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