Powerline (FR 0089-034-10) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Powerline (FR 0089-034-10) in CA
Road corridorTahoe NF, Truckee Ranger District
4.1 mi from Truckee
4.3 mi off I-80 (straight line)
Maps 6,085 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/24–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 3.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Prosser Hill.
- Estimated climb: 730 ft over 3.3 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- A water crossing 0.4 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Prosser Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Sagehen Hills stands 1,625 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 36–62°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.