Hopper Way (FR 23N41) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hopper Way (FR 23N41) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District

5.0 mi from Portola

Maps 5,825 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

Rough
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Crocker Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Horton Ridge stands 1,788 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles east.

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 31–64°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.