Beckwourth (FR 23N03) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Beckwourth (FR 23N03) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
4.2 mi from Portola
Maps 5,629 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.1–2.5, 3.1–3.6, 10.2–10.4 and 10.9–11.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 3.1–3.6 are inside the City of Portola, whose rules apply there.
Stay limit: 14 days · Per calendar year in each ranger district; 30 days a year across the forest
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 11.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Beckwourth Peak.
- Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 11.3 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 7.7 and mile 11.2: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- Beckwourth Peak stands 1,566 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles southwest.
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 32–64°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.