Merrick (Coy Bald) Road (FR 566) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access
Merrick (Coy Bald) Road (FR 566) in MO
Road corridorMark Twain NF, Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs Ranger District
3.8 mi from Kissee Mills
Maps 699 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.7 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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Road Access
Rough
- All 1.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
- Near Hercules Glades Wilderness Coy Bald Traihead.
- Estimated climb: 310 ft over 1.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.8 and mile 1.5: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
- Long Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
Rules
- Access: Closed. (National Forest System Road 566)
- 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
Climate averages
October normals 46–72°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.