Irragation Lake Road (FR 802) in MS -- Camping Rules & Access

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Irragation Lake Road (FR 802) in MS

Road corridorNFs in Mississippi, Holly Springs Ranger District

10 mi from Grenada

Maps 397 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.9–4.3, 5.5–6.1 and 11.1–11.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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Motor-vehicle season 3/1–10/31Stay limit: 30 consecutive days
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Road Access

Rough
  • 1 of this road’s 16.7 miles are closed, mostly graded dirt with 3.5 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • 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.
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  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 50–76°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.