Skokie (FR 2456) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Skokie (FR 2456) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF, Salem Ranger District

18 mi from Ellington

Maps 1,275 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Mark Twain National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Cooks Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 70 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
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.
  • The Number 46 Lake shoreline is 0.7 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 45–69°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.