Brady Gate RD (FR 618) in MS -- Camping Rules & Access

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Brady Gate RD (FR 618) in MS

Road corridorNFs in Mississippi, Holly Springs Ranger District

14 mi from Blue Mountain

Maps 544 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–3.7 and 4.2–4.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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Motor-vehicle season 10/1–12/31Stay limit: 30 consecutive days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 1.2 miles of dirt.
  • Near Mill Watershed LT-14b-2 Dam.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • A reservoir lies 1.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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 48–73°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.