Plinco Loop (FR 26N75) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Plinco Loop (FR 26N75) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
8.9 mi from Herlong
Maps 6,122 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 7.2–8.8 and 10.5–10.9 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 11.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near McKesick Peak.
- Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 11.8 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 26%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Black Mountain Spring lies 1.2 mi off.
- Black Mountain stands 1,036 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles northwest.
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, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.