Crouch (FR 849) in MS -- Camping Rules & Access

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Crouch (FR 849) in MS

Road corridorNFs in Mississippi, Holly Springs Ranger District

7.3 mi from Oxford

Maps 568 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–3.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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Stay limit: 30 consecutive days
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Road Access

Rough
  • 1.3 of this road’s 4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 1.3 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.1 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • The National Forests in Mississippi welcomes dispersed camping in all forests.…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. Campers may not return to the same campsite within the calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 49–75°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.