Paskenta-Mendocino Pass (FR M4) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Grindstone Ranger District

16 mi from Covelo

Maps 6,343 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 2.9–7.5, 11.3–11.8, 21.7–22.4 and 57.9–59.2 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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Difficult

30.5 of this road’s 59.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 31 miles of it dirt.
Near Anthony Peak.
Estimated climb: 8,200 ft over 59.1 miles through 60 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 27%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 20.2 and mile 27.7: 2 mapped spots.

Some privacy

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

October normals 39–60°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Paskenta-Mendocino Pass (FR M4) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access