Youngs Corral (FR 17N07) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Youngs Corral (FR 17N07) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Upper Lake Ranger District

8.8 mi from Nice

Maps 2,632 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 6.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, paved the whole way.
  • Near Youngs Coral Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 590 ft over 6.1 miles through 21 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 27%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • A water crossing 3.6 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Goat Mountain stands 3,480 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles east.
  • Alder 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.
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

September normals 57–84°F, 0.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.