North Fork Crossing (FR 18N03) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
North Fork Crossing (FR 18N03) in CA
Road corridorMendocino NF, Grindstone Ranger District
20 mi from Nice
23 mi off I-5 (straight line)
Maps 1,614 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 5.3–7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 4/16–11/14Stay 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
- 7.8 of this road’s 9.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Bathhouse Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 800 ft over 9.6 miles through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 0.7 and 2.4 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 6.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 1.4: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- High Rock stands 4,756 ft above the map pin, 4.4 miles west.
- Mill Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 52–79°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.