Crocker Face (FR 25N93) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Crocker Face (FR 25N93) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District

13 mi from Portola

Maps 5,934 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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 7.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Mount Ingalls.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 13 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Turner Ridge stands 2,440 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles west.
  • Crystal Creek runs 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–62°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.