Clarks Peak (FR 27N04) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Clarks Peak (FR 27N04) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
7.3 mi from Janesville
Maps 6,181 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
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Road Access
Difficult
- 4 of this road’s 9.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Clarks Peak stands 985 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles east.
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 33–61°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.