Bixby Ridge (FR 2079) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bixby Ridge (FR 2079) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF, Potosi / Fredericktown Ranger District

23 mi from Salem

Maps 1,405 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Mark Twain National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 2.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Clearwater Lake 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.
  • A reservoir lies 0.5 mi off.
  • 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 46–69°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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