Boardstand Flat (FR 6555) in OK -- Camping Rules & Access

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Boardstand Flat (FR 6555) in OK

Road corridorOuachita NF, Choctaw Ranger District

17 mi from Heavener

Maps 648 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Ouachita National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 30 consecutive days · 90 days total per calendar year · then move 1 mi · Then stay away 14 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • 5.5 of this road’s 5.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.1 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Hodge Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
  • Buffalo Wallow Mountain stands 1,247 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles south.

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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 49–75°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.