Artic (FR 09N65) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Artic (FR 09N65) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
0.7 mi from Grizzly Flats
Maps 3,757 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.1–3.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/31Stay limit: 10 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 3.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Sunday Ridge.
- Estimated climb: 350 ft over 3.8 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 26%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
- Steely Fork Cosumnes River runs 0.4 mi off.
Rules
- Maximum stay limit for camping outside of a developed campground is 10 days per district/per calendar year. Vehicles must be parked within one vehicle length of the edge of the surface of a designated road or trail. … make sure that it is at least 100 feet away from streams and lakes … Dispersed campsites must be outside the boundary markings of developed campgrounds.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 46–72°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.