Star City Road (FR 32198) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Star City Road (FR 32198) in CA

Road corridorHumboldt-Toiyabe NF, Bridgeport Ranger District

25 mi from Topaz Ranch Estates

Maps 10,198 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 9.5–28.7 and 29.6–30 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TMARGINAL
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 34.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Clinton.
  • Estimated climb: 9,600 ft over 34.7 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 31%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Roadside parking · All designated routes on H-T MVUMs

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.3 miles off.
  • Wheeler Peak stands 1,465 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles west.
  • The Seasonal Pond shoreline is 0.6 mi off.

Rules

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

Climate averages

October normals 27–51°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.