Strickland (FR 201) in MS -- Camping Rules & Access
Strickland (FR 201) in MS
Road corridorNFs in Mississippi, Chickasawhay Ranger District
8.4 mi from Laurel
Maps 228 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 9–10.3, 15.6–15.9, 17.4–18.8, 21.5–21.8, 23–24.2, 25.2–26.2, 28–29.2, 32.7–32.9 and 35–35.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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Motor-vehicle season 9/1–2/29Stay limit: 30 consecutive days
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Road Access
Rough
- 12.2 of this road’s 35.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Arnold Landrum 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.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Bouge Homo River runs 0.6 mi off.
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. 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
Climate averages
October normals 53–79°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.