Rocky Ridge (FR 23N06) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Rocky Ridge (FR 23N06) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF
5.9 mi from Paradise
Maps 2,835 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–3.5, 4.1–4.5 and 5.8–9.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · Per calendar year in each ranger district; 30 days a year across the forest
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Road Access
Difficult
- 4.5 of this road’s 11.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 4.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Crain Memorial Park.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 11.3 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 50%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Big Bar Mountain stands 1,542 ft above the map pin, 4.0 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 50–73°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.