Pond Fork (FR 145) in MO

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

13 mi from Ava

Maps 1,120 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

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Difficult

1.7 of this road’s 4.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.7 miles of dirt.
Near Arkansas View Picnic Area.
Estimated climb: 490 ft over 4.1 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.

Known camping along this road between mile 2.9 and mile 3.5: .

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 0.0 miles off.
A pond lies 0.8 mi off.

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

October normals 46–70°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Pond Fork (FR 145) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access