Markham Spring Rec Area (FR 2997) in MO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Markham Spring Rec Area (FR 2997) in MO

Road corridorMark Twain NF, Poplar Bluff Ranger District

13 mi from Piedmont

Maps 396 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Mark Twain National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–9/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Easy
  • 0.2 of this road’s 2.1 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.2 miles of gravel.
  • Near Markham Spring Recreation Area.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 8 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Roadside parking · All National Forest System roads on the 9 Mark Twain MVUMs

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • A lake lies 0.1 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 45–71°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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