North Bowery Loop (FR 18N28) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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North Bowery Loop (FR 18N28) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Grindstone Ranger District

23 mi from Nice

Maps 5,012 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 5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Crockett Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 750 ft over 5 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 1.7 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Crockett Peak stands 1,155 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles southwest.

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 47–65°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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