Red Lick (FR A53) in OK -- Camping Rules & Access

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Red Lick (FR A53) in OK

Road corridorOuachita NF, Choctaw Ranger District

9.0 mi from Heavener

Maps 665 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.4–1.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Ouachita National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 9/1–2/29Stay 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

Difficult
  • All 3.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 1.8 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Cedar Lake North Shore.
  • 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.
  • Red Lick Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Winding Stair Mountain stands 1,781 ft above the map pin, 4.5 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 48–75°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.