Chrome Gulch (FR 38N17Y) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Chrome Gulch (FR 38N17Y) in CA
Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, Mt. Shasta Ranger District
17 mi from Dunsmuir
Maps 3,721 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Shasta-Trinity National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 15 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 12 months
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AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 2.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 680 ft over 2.5 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 1.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Ramshorn Summit stands 1,367 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles west.
- East Fork Trinity River runs 1.2 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 40–69°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.