Bessie Flat (FR 22N06Y1) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Bessie Flat (FR 22N06Y1) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
9.9 mi from Portola
Maps 4,466 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.1–1 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
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum.
- Estimated climb: 210 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 20%.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Eureka Peak stands 2,973 ft above the map pin, 4.4 miles southwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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 33–67°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.