Carr-Lindsey (FR 0017) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Carr-Lindsey (FR 0017) in CA
Road corridorTahoe NF, Yuba River Ranger District
21 mi from Nevada City
5.5 mi off I-80 (straight line)
Maps 5,731 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1–2.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 3.3 of this road’s 7.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.2 miles of it dirt.
- Near Fall Creek Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 7.7 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 3.1 miles along the road.
- A gate 7.4 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Fall Creek Mountain stands 1,751 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northeast.
- Bowman-Spaulding Canal runs 0.7 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 42–63°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.