Sam Alley Ridge (FR 16N30) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sam Alley Ridge (FR 16N30) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Upper Lake Ranger District

5.0 mi from Nice

Maps 2,948 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.8–3.8, 4.4–6.1 and 7–7.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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
  • 1.6 of this road’s 8.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Hazel Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 400 ft over 8.2 miles through 20 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 20%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Red Rock stands 1,352 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles northeast.
  • East Fork Middle Creek runs 0.7 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.
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Climate averages

October normals 54–73°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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