Clairville Loop (FR 22N23) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Clairville Loop (FR 22N23) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District

4.5 mi from Portola

Maps 4,920 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

Difficult
  • All 4.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 210 ft over 4.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Penman Peak stands 2,283 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles northwest.

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 32–66°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.