Poker Flat (FR 18N33) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Poker Flat (FR 18N33) in CA
Road corridorKlamath NF, Happy Camp Ranger District
17 mi from Cave Junction
Maps 5,124 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.4–1.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/15Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 30 days total per calendar year · order effective August 20, 2026 through August 20, 2028; also 14 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 7.6 of this road’s 15 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.1 miles of it dirt.
- Near Little Grayback.
- Estimated climb: 3,800 ft over 15 miles through 27 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 40%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~230 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-ends 3 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Lookout Mountain stands 1,243 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles southwest.
Climate averages
October normals 39–58°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.