Panther Branch (FR 2491) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF, Potosi / Fredericktown Ranger District

17 mi from Ironton

Maps 1,374 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

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Moderate

All 2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
Near Trace Creek mile 21.
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

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

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

October normals 44–68°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Panther Branch (FR 2491) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access