Log Ridge (FR 18N14) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Log Ridge (FR 18N14) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Upper Lake Ranger District

14 mi from Redwood Valley

Maps 3,034 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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 2.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Logan Spring.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • A gate 2.3 miles along the road, signed private.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Log Ridge stands 601 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles south.
  • A river runs 1.0 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

Climate averages

September normals 48–84°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.