Toad Lake (FR 40N64) in CA

Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, Mt. Shasta Ranger District

9.4 mi from Mount Shasta

5.0 mi off I-5 (straight line)

Maps 6,714 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

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Difficult

6.1 of this road’s 16.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 16.3 miles of it dirt.
Near Shasta View Spring.
Estimated climb: 4,800 ft over 16.6 miles through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A water crossing 3 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road at mile 0.3: 1 mapped spot.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Trinity Mountains stands 2,313 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles north.
Toad Lake lies 0.6 mi off.

Longer than 7 days within a 12-month period within the areas described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibits B and C.
Camping rules

October normals 38–57°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Toad Lake (FR 40N64) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access