Dooley Canyon Way (FR 25N71) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Dooley Canyon Way (FR 25N71) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
12 mi from Herlong
Maps 5,899 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.7–2.1 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 8.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 8.1 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
- Little Dooley Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
- Dixie Mountain stands 2,412 ft above the map pin, 4.6 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 37–63°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.