Balloon Road (FR 32999) in CA

Road corridorHumboldt-Toiyabe NF, Bridgeport Ranger District

26 mi from Topaz Ranch Estates

Maps 6,899 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

VerizonWEAK

AT&TSTRONG

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Rough

All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Bridgeport.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Roadside parking · All designated routes on H-T MVUMs

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Lost Cannon Peak stands 4,130 ft above the map pin, 5.7 miles northwest.
Tule Lake lies 0.4 mi off.

Stage 1 fire restrictions. (Bridgeport Ranger District (outside developed recreation sites))
Current fire orders

October normals 31–63°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Balloon Road (FR 32999) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access