Summit Marsh (FR 24N98X) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Summit Marsh (FR 24N98X) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
12 mi from Portola
Maps 5,890 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
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StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Walker Mine Tailings Dam.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Turner Ridge stands 2,484 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles north.
- Summit Lake lies 0.9 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 38–63°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.