Bucknell Creek (FR 18N29) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bucknell Creek (FR 18N29) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Upper Lake Ranger District

11 mi from Redwood Valley

12 mi off US 101 (straight line)

Maps 2,208 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 4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Pine Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 4 miles through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • A gate at the start of the road, signed private.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Pine Mountain stands 1,844 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles east.

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

Climate averages

October normals 45–74°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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