Ross Crossing (FR 10S024) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Ross Crossing (FR 10S024) in CA
Road corridorSierra NF, High Sierra Ranger District
16 mi from Auberry
Maps 5,757 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.6–1.1, 12.9–14.1 and 15.3–15.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · counted per Ranger District
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 43 of this road’s 54.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 21.9 miles of dirt.
- Near Dinkey Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 11,700 ft over 54.8 miles through 94 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 68%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 4.2, 20.7 and 23.6 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 21.4 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
- Dinkey Mountain stands 944 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles south.
- A river runs 0.7 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 44–66°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.