Cooks Ridge (FR 27N95) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cooks Ridge (FR 27N95) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Mt. Hough Ranger District

9.7 mi from Westwood

Maps 5,345 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–3.7 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 5.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Moonlight Peak.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 8 switchbacks.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
  • Moonlight Peak stands 1,480 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles northeast.

Rules

  • 14 days in a developed campground, 14 days dispersed camping per Ranger District per year, not exceeding 30 days camping per year
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

October normals 39–63°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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