Orleans-Willow Creek (FR 10N02) — Lower Trinity in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Orleans-Willow Creek (FR 10N02) — Lower Trinity in CA
Road corridorSix Rivers NF
9.4 mi from Hoopa
Maps 3,460 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.9–3.9 and 15.3–15.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 30 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- 15.6 of this road’s 35.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 4.4 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 7,700 ft over 35.4 miles through 30 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 64%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~230 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.
- Packsaddle Ridge stands 2,471 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles southeast.
- North Fork Mill Creek runs 1.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 40–67°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.