Mill Creek Plateau (FR 28N89) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mill Creek Plateau (FR 28N89) in CA

Road corridorLassen NF, Almanor Ranger District

14 mi from Chester

Maps 5,186 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.7–2.2 and 3–3.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Lassen National Forest ↗

Stay 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
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 3.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Lassen Peak stands 5,247 ft above the map pin, 14 miles north.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 41–65°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.