Sugarpine (FR 22N55) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Sugarpine (FR 22N55) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
2.0 mi from Portola
21 mi off US 395 (straight line)
Maps 4,950 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.5 and 0.9–1.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0.1–0.5 are inside the City of Portola, whose rules apply there.
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 6.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Beckwourth Peak.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 6.4 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
- Water crossings 0.3, 0.8, 2.5, 5.8 and 6.3 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Beckwourth Peak stands 2,245 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
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 31–65°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.