Mcclellan Ridge (FR 26N35) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mcclellan Ridge (FR 26N35) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District

14 mi from Janesville

Maps 5,718 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 6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Lone Spring Mountain stands 798 ft above the map pin, 1.8 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 35–63°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.