Capps Reservoir (FR 09N30) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Capps Reservoir (FR 09N30) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
3.1 mi from Grizzly Flats
Maps 4,592 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 28.8–29.3 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
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Road Access
Difficult
- 16 of this road’s 34.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 16 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 2,500 ft over 34.7 miles through 20 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 31%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Known camping along this road at mile 6.6: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Steely Fork Cosumnes River runs 0.5 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 44–69°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.