Fons Butte (FR 42N43) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Fons Butte (FR 42N43) in CA

Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, McCloud Ranger District

17 mi from Mount Shasta

Maps 6,578 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.4–1.8 and 6.1–9.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Shasta-Trinity National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–11/15Stay limit: 15 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 12 months
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 10 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Ash Creek Butte.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Ash Creek Butte stands 1,801 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles west.

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 34–56°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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