Farris (FR 209) in TX -- Camping Rules & Access in Texas
Farris (FR 209) in TX
Road corridorNFs in Texas, Sam Houston Ranger District
14 mi from Montgomery
Maps 370 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Motor-vehicle season 9/1–2/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR
Road Access
Moderate
- 0.1 of this road’s 7.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.1 miles of dirt.
- Near Blue Bonnet Hill.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 4.5: mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
- the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas including the Angelina National Forest, Davy Crockett National Forest, Sabine National Forest, Sam Houston National Forest, Caddo National Grassland and the Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland…Camping or maintaining a campsite for a period of time exceeding 14 days in any 30-day period. [Ref. 36 CFR § 261.58(a)].…Camping in or within 300 feet of any developed parking area or boat ramp. [Ref. 36 CFR § 261.58(e)].
- Camping rules
Climate averages
September normals 68–90°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.