Long Canyon (FR 24N67) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Long Canyon (FR 24N67) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District

7.9 mi from Portola

Maps 5,651 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1 and 2–2.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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 2.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Coyote Hills.
  • Estimated climb: 470 ft over 2.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles 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 29–63°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.