Cottonwood CR (FR 27N01) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cottonwood CR (FR 27N01) in CA

Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, Yolla Bolla Ranger District

29 mi from Happy Valley

Maps 3,503 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–1.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Shasta-Trinity National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–10/31Stay limit: 15 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 12 months
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 8.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Miners Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 2,500 ft over 8.2 miles through 17 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 36%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Tomhead Mountain stands 3,268 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles southwest.

Rules

  • The order prohibits camping outside of a Developed Recreation Site for longer than 7 days in designated areas and longer than 15 days within any 30-day period in the remaining areas on the Forest. It also prohibits camping for more than 30 cumulative days in any 12-month period.
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

October normals 37–69°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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