Bird Creek (FR 26N48) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Bird Creek (FR 26N48) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
8.1 mi from Herlong
Maps 5,927 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · Per calendar year in each ranger district; 30 days a year across the forest
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Rough
- All 1.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near McKesick Peak.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Bird Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- McKesick Peak stands 1,159 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northeast.
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 39–64°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.