Old Feather (FR 22N01) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Old Feather (FR 22N01) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
3.3 mi from Portola
Maps 4,966 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
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Rough
- All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Western Pacific Railroad Museum.
- Estimated climb: 20 ft over 0.7 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Beckwourth Peak stands 2,229 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles east.
- Middle Fork Feather River runs 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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 33–66°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.