Ross Tank (FR 513) in MS

Road corridorNFs in Mississippi, Bienville Ranger District

5.2 mi from Forest

Maps 489 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 30 consecutive days

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Moderate

0.1 of this road’s 2.6 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 0.1 miles of graded dirt.
Near Wilbur Weems Pond Dam.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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. Please place your campsite at least 100 feet from any stream or other water source. To prevent resource damage, please keep your campsite within 150 feet from a roadway. Move at least 200 feet away from any water sources, trails, parking areas and campsites.
Camping rules

October normals 52–78°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Ross Tank (FR 513) in MS -- Camping Rules & Access