Black Butte (FR 22N11) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Black Butte (FR 22N11) in CA
Road corridorMendocino NF, Covelo Ranger District
16 mi from Covelo
Maps 3,954 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 5.1–7.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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
- 20.7 of this road’s 25.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 20.7 miles of it dirt.
- Near Oak Knoll.
- Estimated climb: 2,800 ft over 25.5 miles through 37 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 28%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Oak Knoll stands 1,305 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northeast.
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 49–68°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.