Cottonwood Meadows Road (FR 32106) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cottonwood Meadows Road (FR 32106) in CA

Road corridorHumboldt-Toiyabe NF, Bridgeport Ranger District

21 mi from Topaz Ranch Estates

Maps 7,362 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 2.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site.
  • Estimated climb: 580 ft over 2.1 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 25%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Roadside parking · All designated routes on H-T MVUMs

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Mount Patterson stands 4,294 ft above the map pin, 6.9 miles east.
  • West Fork Walker River runs 1.0 mi off.

Rules

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

Climate averages

October normals 35–58°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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