Scorpion Creek (FR 38N85) in CA

Road corridorShasta-Trinity NF, Weaverville Ranger District

24 mi from Dunsmuir

Maps 2,556 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 7.9–8.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–10/31Stay limit: 15 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 12 months

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AT&TNONE

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Difficult

13 of this road’s 13.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.5 miles of it dirt.
Estimated climb: 4,900 ft over 13.1 miles through 22 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 27%.
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.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Billys Peak stands 4,767 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles northwest.
Trinity River runs 0.1 mi off.

Camping … 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

October normals 41–72°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Scorpion Creek (FR 38N85) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access