Plum Creek (FR 10N40) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Plum Creek (FR 10N40) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
4.9 mi from Pollock Pines
0.1 mi off US 50 (straight line)
Maps 3,591 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.6–1, 1.6–5.7, 13–13.3, 13.6–26.9, 27.5–28 and 28.9–30 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
- 22.9 of this road’s 32.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 21.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Bridal Veil Falls.
- Estimated climb: 5,000 ft over 32.6 miles through 33 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 50%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 3.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- El Dorado Ditch runs 0.2 mi off.
- Telephone Ridge stands 1,358 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles northeast.
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 47–72°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.