Hull Creek (FR 20N16) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hull Creek (FR 20N16) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Upper Lake Ranger District

24 mi from Redwood Valley

Maps 4,800 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 18.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near High Rock.
  • Estimated climb: 6,000 ft over 18.6 miles through 29 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 23%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 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 1.4 miles off.
  • Hull Mountain stands 2,066 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles south.
  • A pond lies 1.1 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

October normals 45–66°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.