Ice Pond (FR 24N64X) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Ice Pond (FR 24N64X) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
7.9 mi from Portola
Maps 5,516 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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 1.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Crocker Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 590 ft over 1.3 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 16%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Crocker Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
- Dixie Mountain stands 2,795 ft above the map pin, 7.4 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
Climate averages
October normals 30–64°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.