North Antelope Drive (FR 27N41) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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North Antelope Drive (FR 27N41) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Mt. Hough Ranger District

9.1 mi from Janesville

Maps 5,026 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
  • 11.6 of this road’s 19 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 10.9 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Antelope Dam.
  • Winds through 15 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Antelope Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Thompson Peak stands 2,741 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles northeast.

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 39–64°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.