Kaut (FR 5N15) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Kaut (FR 5N15) in CA

Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, Big Bar Ranger District

12 mi from Willow Creek

Maps 2,168 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Shasta-Trinity National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 15 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 12 months
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Jones Ranch Dam.
  • Estimated climb: 300 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Ironside Mountain stands 3,077 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles northeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Outside of a Developed Recreation Site within the following timeframes:…Longer than 15 days within any 30-day period in all other locations.…Longer than 30 cumulative days in any 12-month period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 49–73°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.