Lovejoy (FR 24N92) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lovejoy (FR 24N92) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District

13 mi from Portola

Maps 5,806 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

Difficult
  • All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Walker Mine Tailings Dam.
  • Estimated climb: 370 ft over 0.9 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 17%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Lovejoy Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Turner Ridge stands 2,568 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles northeast.

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 38–63°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.