Big Piney Trail Camp (FR 1502) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Big Piney Trail Camp (FR 1502) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF, Houston/Rolla/Cedar Creek Ranger District

11 mi from Licking

Maps 1,189 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

Difficult
  • 0.9 of this road’s 1.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.5 miles of dirt.
  • Near Slabtown Cave.
  • Estimated climb: 30 ft over 1.2 miles, with sustained grades near 28% and pitches to 41%.
  • 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

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • A pond lies 0.5 mi off.

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 44–68°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.