Clarks Parallel (FR 27N25) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Clarks Parallel (FR 27N25) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
7.2 mi from Janesville
Maps 5,914 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.8–3.1 and 11–11.9 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 12.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Cottonwood Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 1,000 ft over 12.1 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Clarks Peak stands 1,252 ft above the map pin, 1.5 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
Climate averages
October normals 37–61°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.