Cabin Butte (FR 40N90) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cabin Butte (FR 40N90) in CA

Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, McCloud Ranger District

23 mi from Dunsmuir

Maps 5,148 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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 5.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.7 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Little Black Fox Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 600 ft over 5.3 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 25%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Little Black Fox Mountain stands 994 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles northwest.

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 37–63°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.