N Fk Swift Creek (FR 37N55) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
N Fk Swift Creek (FR 37N55) in CA
Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, Weaverville Ranger District
22 mi from Weaverville
Maps 4,178 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–4.4 and 9–12.5 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 2.9 of this road’s 13 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5.6 miles of dirt.
- Near North Fork Swift Creek Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 2,600 ft over 13 miles through 23 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 23%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Ycatapom Peak stands 3,394 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles west.
- Deadhorse Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 42–66°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.