Frenchman Blvd (FR 25N11) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Frenchman Blvd (FR 25N11) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
15 mi from Portola
Maps 5,716 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 12.6–13.9, 14.3–14.9, 15.5–15.8, 16.1–16.7 and 17.6–18.2 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
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- 20.2 of this road’s 34.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 20.2 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 5,000 ft over 34.7 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Dixie Mountain stands 2,595 ft above the map pin, 5.1 miles northwest.
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 35–64°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.