California · Trail 6M40

Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline

Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline Trail is a 12.5 miles trail in Plumas National Forest, California. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Plumas National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end39.9004, -121.3596 · Directions ↗
Other end39.9391, -121.3100 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length12.5 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers6M40
ForestPlumas National Forest (unit 0511)
StatesCalifornia
Detail publishedcenterline only

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline Trail40°50°60°70°80°January: 11.88 inches of precipitationFebruary: 11.75 inches of precipitationMarch: 9.62 inches of precipitationApril: 5.22 inches of precipitationMay: 3.10 inches of precipitationJune: 1.01 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.03 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.14 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.41 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.44 inches of precipitationNovember: 6.41 inches of precipitationDecember: 12.97 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 44.1°F averageFebruary: 45.1°F averageMarch: 48.5°F averageApril: 52.8°F averageMay: 60.3°F averageJune: 68.1°F averageJuly: 74.7°F averageAugust: 73.7°F averageSeptember: 69.4°F averageOctober: 59.9°F averageNovember: 48.6°F averageDecember: 42.7°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at De Sabla, 15 miles from the trail midpoint at 2,710 feet, station USC00042402 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 66 inches a year. The station sits about 1,800 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Camping nearby

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Limited data for this unit

Plumas National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.

Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline Trail?

12.5 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Plumas National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline Trail?

Plumas National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Plumas National Forest official page

Where does the Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline Trail start?

The line begins at 39.9004, -121.3596 and ends at 39.9391, -121.3100. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline Trail?

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Source: Plumas National Forest official page

Who manages the Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline Trail?

Plumas National Forest, Forest Service unit 0511. The trail is in California.

Source: Plumas National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named TOBIN-ROCK CREEK POWERLINE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0511. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.