Mckenzie Butte Fa31 (FR 41N31) — McCloud in CA

Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, McCloud Ranger District

5.9 mi from Mount Shasta

Maps 5,185 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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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Difficult

27.6 of this road’s 45.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 19.1 miles of dirt.
Near Signal Butte.
Estimated climb: 6,200 ft over 45.7 miles through 32 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 64%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

3 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.8 and mile 2.7: reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
McKenzie Butte stands 854 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles east.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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

September normals 48–74°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Mckenzie Butte Fa31 (FR 41N31) — McCloud in CA -- Camping Rules & Access in California