Spade Way (FR 25N25Y) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Spade Way (FR 25N25Y) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District

13 mi from Herlong

Maps 6,510 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Plumas National Forest ↗

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 10.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near State Game Refuge One-P.
  • Estimated climb: 990 ft over 10.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.7 miles 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–60°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.