Bear Ridge (FR 08N30) in CA

Road corridorEldorado NF, Amador Ranger District

15 mi from Amador Pines

Maps 6,322 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/31Stay limit: 10 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district

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Difficult

0.5 of this road’s 2.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.5 miles of dirt.
Near Bert Lund Memorial Overlook.
Estimated climb: 220 ft over 2.5 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.

1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 0.5: reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
The Lower Bear River Reservoir shoreline is 1.0 mi off.
Peddler Hill stands 814 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles north.

Maximum stay limit for camping outside of a developed campground is 10 days per district/per calendar year.
Camping rules

September normals 52–74°F, 0.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Bear Ridge (FR 08N30) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access in California