Buckeye Creek (FR 37N52) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Buckeye Creek (FR 37N52) in CA
Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, Weaverville Ranger District
24 mi from Weaverville
Maps 3,573 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.9–8.7 and 12.8–13.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Shasta-Trinity National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–10/30Stay limit: 15 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 12 months
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Road Access
Difficult
- 12.2 of this road’s 16.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.5 miles of it dirt.
- Near North Fork Swift Creek Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 2,700 ft over 16.3 miles through 38 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Ycatapom Peak stands 3,999 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles southwest.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 38–69°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.