Elam-Carter (FR 28N12) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Elam-Carter (FR 28N12) in CA
Road corridorLassen NF, Almanor Ranger District
12 mi from Chester
Maps 4,405 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.3 and 0.5–2.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · then move 1 mi · the 14 days are counted per calendar year; also 14 days · 30 days total per calendar year · then move 1 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 5.2 of this road’s 15.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.4 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 2,800 ft over 15.2 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 31%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
- Elam Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Butt Mountain stands 3,452 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 38–67°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.