Mt Ingalls (FR 24N09) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Mt Ingalls (FR 24N09) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
14 mi from East Quincy
Maps 6,331 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.2–6.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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 28.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Mount Ingalls.
- Estimated climb: 6,000 ft over 28.4 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
Known camping along this road between mile 25.3 and mile 29.4: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Turner Ridge stands 2,043 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles east.
- Middle Branch Ward Creek runs 1.2 mi 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
Climate averages
October normals 37–61°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.