Meadow Creek (FR 25N10) — Beckwourth in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Meadow Creek (FR 25N10) — Beckwourth in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
14 mi from East Quincy
Maps 6,260 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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AT&TNONE
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StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 10.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Mount Ingalls.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Turner Ridge stands 2,114 ft above the map pin, 2.6 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 38–62°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.