Argentine-Flournoy (FR 25N42) — Beckwourth in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Argentine-Flournoy (FR 25N42) — Beckwourth in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
10 mi from East Quincy
Maps 6,761 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.1–4.1 and 5.2–7.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · Per calendar year in each ranger district; 30 days a year across the forest
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 12 of this road’s 20.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.5 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 9,400 ft over 20.7 miles through 43 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 27%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Joseph Creek runs 1.2 mi off.
Rules
- Camping for a period longer than 14 days within a calendar year in any dispersed campsite per Ranger District. … Camping for a period longer than 30 days total within a calendar year. … Using a campsite in any single developed campground or dispersed campsite by more than eight (8) persons and/or two (2) vehicles.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–59°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.