Lowe Valley (FR 28N00) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lowe Valley (FR 28N00) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Mt. Hough Ranger District

11 mi from Janesville

Maps 5,496 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–3.3, 4–4.3 and 4.6–5.3 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 8.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Lone Rock.
  • Winds through 9 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Red Rock stands 2,081 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles north.

Rules

  • 14 days in a developed campground, 14 days dispersed camping per Ranger District per year, not exceeding 30 days camping per year
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

October normals 35–63°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.