Consignee Creek (FR 23N49) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Consignee Creek (FR 23N49) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
11 mi from Portola
Maps 4,580 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 6.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.4 miles of it dirt.
- Near Mount Jackson.
- Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 6.8 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 3.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Mount Jackson stands 1,985 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles east.
- Middle Fork Feather River runs 0.4 mi off.
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 33–68°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.