Raymond Creek (FR 420) in MS -- Camping Rules & Access
Raymond Creek (FR 420) in MS
Road corridorNFs in Mississippi, De Soto Ranger District
10 mi from Saucier
7.5 mi off US 49 (straight line)
Maps 160 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–8.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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Motor-vehicle season 10/1–2/29Stay limit: 30 consecutive days
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Road Access
Moderate
- 4.2 of this road’s 10.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 1 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-ends 2.5 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Wolf Branch runs 1.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
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, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.