Red Queen (FR 25N65) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Red Queen (FR 25N65) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
15 mi from Portola
Maps 5,486 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
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 7.4 of this road’s 9.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Cinder Spring.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing at the start of the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
- Turner Ridge stands 2,888 ft above the map pin, 5.0 miles southwest.
- Cinder Spring lies 0.7 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 34–63°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.