Bluff Cove (FR 24N57Y) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bluff Cove (FR 24N57Y) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District

8.2 mi from Portola

Maps 5,860 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Plumas National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · Per calendar year in each ranger district; 30 days a year across the forest
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Road Access

Easy
  • All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Lake Davis shoreline is 0.3 mi off.
  • Smith Peak stands 1,812 ft above the map pin, 5.0 miles south.

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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–63°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.