Paradise Creek (FR 24N58) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Paradise Creek (FR 24N58) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
12 mi from Portola
Maps 6,656 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 5.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Walker Mine Tailings Dam.
- Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 5.9 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 31%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Summit Lake lies 1.1 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 35–60°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.