North Fork Recreation Area

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Mark Twain National Forest

Campground · USDA Forest Service · Mark Twain National Forest Fees: Campground - single site nightly fees are - $10.00/nonelectric Day Use Area Fees: - $2.00 per vehicle - $10.00 per bus - $20 annual fee Season: May to November Reservations: All sites are first come, first served. North Fork Recreation Area provides camping, picnicking, boating, canoeing, hiking and fishing access to the beautiful North Fork of the White River, which has a total of nine major springs flowing into it. As you drive into the site, the first right takes you to the boat access area. If you go straight you'll hit a t-intersection, if you go left you enter the campground, if you go right you enter the day use. The site is surrounded by an oak/hickory forest, there are a lot of tulip poplar and sycamore in that area. From the day use area, and sometimes the campground, you have amazing views looking across the river of the mixed hardwood and pine forest and the rock bluffs that envelope the river. On the other side of the river is the beginning of the Devils Backbone Wilderness Area. Some sites have views of the river before trees and bushes leaf out. North Fork Recreation Area serves as… Rules: - No motorized vehicles permitted on trail system. No motorized vehicles beyond posted signs. - Fireworks are prohibited. - Campsite parking allows for two vehicles per site. Park only in designated parking areas. - No more than 8 people are permitted at single sites (16 for double sites). - Dogs must be on a 6 foot leash in the campground. - Only collect dead and downed wood for campfires.… Official page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mtnf/recarea/?recid=21746 Source: USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go.