Rock Front (FR 30S06.1) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Rock Front (FR 30S06.1) in CA
Road corridorLos Padres NF
23 mi from Santa Maria
Maps 1,273 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/1Stay limit: 7 consecutive days · 21 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Brown Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 720 ft over 4 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 27%.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.3 and mile 0.7: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- A pond lies 0.1 mi off.
- Brown Mountain stands 1,242 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 51–80°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.