Grouse Meadows Road (FR 32023) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Grouse Meadows Road (FR 32023) in CA
Road corridorHumboldt-Toiyabe NF, Bridgeport Ranger District
25 mi from Topaz Ranch Estates
0.8 mi off US 395 (straight line)
Maps 7,600 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.6–1.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 6.2 of this road’s 13.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Bridgeport.
- Estimated climb: 3,600 ft over 13.3 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 27%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 0.6 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Lost Cannon Peak stands 3,429 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles northwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 34–57°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.