Cotton Creek Loop (FR 27N33) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Cotton Creek Loop (FR 27N33) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
8.6 mi from Janesville
Maps 5,981 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.1–0.5 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
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T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Cottonwood Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 740 ft over 6 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles off.
- Cottonwood Peak stands 652 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles east.
- Dinky Spring lies 0.9 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 37–61°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.