Sulphur Creek (FR 21N02) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sulphur Creek (FR 21N02) in CA

Road corridorPlumas NF, Beckwourth Ranger District

9.6 mi from Portola

Maps 5,100 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.8–3.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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 4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Haskell Peak stands 2,990 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles southwest.

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 32–65°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.