Ball Mountain (FR 24N13) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ball Mountain (FR 24N13) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Grindstone Ranger District

26 mi from Covelo

Maps 5,927 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4–4.8 and 5.1–6.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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 7.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 240 ft over 7.4 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • Ball Mountain stands 630 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles north.

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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 41–60°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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