Coots Bay (FR 24N80) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Coots Bay (FR 24N80) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
5.0 mi from Portola
Maps 5,827 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
Moderate
- 0.3 of this road’s 0.5 miles are maintained for passenger cars, 0.3 miles of it dirt.
- Near Crocker Mountain.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- The Lake Davis shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
- Smith Peak stands 1,845 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles southwest.
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 36–62°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.