Ant Ridge (FR 25N18) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Ant Ridge (FR 25N18) in CA
Road corridorMendocino NF, Covelo Ranger District
16 mi from Covelo
Maps 3,377 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 7.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 2,400 ft over 7.1 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Smokehouse Ridge stands 3,476 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles northeast.
- Middle Fork Eel River runs 0.3 mi off.
Rules
- Dispersed camping stay limits are in effect across the Mendocino National Forest through Oct.8, 2027.…Camping within a one-mile radius of the same location outside of a Developed Recreation Site for a period longer than 14 days within any 30-day period. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).…Camping within one-mile of a Developed Recreation Site. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(e).
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 49–72°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.