Mohawk-Chapman (FR 22N98) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Mohawk-Chapman (FR 22N98) in CA
Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District
10 mi from Portola
Maps 5,088 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 4.7–5.2, 5.7–6.2 and 6.6–7.3 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-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 4.7 of this road’s 16.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.2 miles of it dirt.
- Near Frazier Falls Overlook.
- Estimated climb: 3,800 ft over 16.7 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Millis Peak stands 2,230 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles south.
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 41–65°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.