Bear Wallow (FR 40N12) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bear Wallow (FR 40N12) in CA

Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, McCloud Ranger District

16 mi from Dunsmuir

Maps 3,971 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 8.5–10.3 and 22.5–22.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Shasta-Trinity National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 15 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 12 months
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 26.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Mount Shasta stands 10,187 ft above the map pin, 12 miles northwest.
  • Pilgrim Creek runs 1.0 mi off.

Rules

  • Longer than 7 days within a 12-month period within the areas described in Exhibit A…Longer than 15 days within any 30-day period in all other locations…Longer than 30 cumulative days in any 12-month period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–66°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.