Poplar Valley (FR 23N37) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Poplar Valley (FR 23N37) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
13 mi from Portola
Maps 4,931 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.7 and 3.9–4.6 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 4.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Big Hill.
- Estimated climb: 360 ft over 4.6 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
- Water crossings 2.9 and 3.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Eureka Peak stands 2,508 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles south.
- Chris 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 36–67°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.