Benner Spring Dispersed (FR 29N42) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Benner Spring Dispersed (FR 29N42) in CA
Road corridorLassen NF, Almanor Ranger District
8.2 mi from Chester
Maps 5,845 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · then move 1 mi · the 14 days are counted per calendar year; also 14 days · 30 days total per calendar year · then move 1 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 5.7 of this road’s 7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Warner Valley Rim.
- Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 7 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 27%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
- Mount Harkness stands 2,205 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles north.
- Benner Spring lies 1.0 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 27–62°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.