Wilblain (FR 16N18) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wilblain (FR 16N18) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Grindstone Ranger District

13 mi from Nice

24 mi off US 101 (straight line)

Maps 4,573 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Mendocino National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 1 mi · No more than 28 days in any 12 months
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 6.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Youngs Coral Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 6.7 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A locked gate 6.6 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Board Camp Ridge stands 1,125 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles east.
  • Fir Root Spring lies 0.9 mi off.

Rules

  • Visitors may camp in the same location outside a one-mile radius of a developed recreation site for 14 days within any 30-day period but no more than 28 cumulative days in any 12-month period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 48–67°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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