Camp Branch (FR 426) in MS -- Camping Rules & Access
Camp Branch (FR 426) in MS
Road corridorNFs in Mississippi, De Soto Ranger District
11 mi from Latimer
9.4 mi off I-10 (straight line)
Maps 121 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
National Forests in Mississippi ↗
Motor-vehicle season 10/1–2/29Stay limit: 30 consecutive days
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Road Access
Moderate
- 2.4 of this road’s 6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.3 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Hurricane Creek runs 1.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
- You may camp in a dispersed area for up to 30 days. After 30 days, you must move at least 5 road miles for camping in another dispersed area. Please place your campsite at least 100 feet from any stream or other water source… please keep your campsite within 150 feet from a roadway. Move at least 200 feet (about 70 steps) away from any water sources, trails, parking areas and campsites.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 57–80°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.