Upper Log Springs (FR 23N43) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Upper Log Springs (FR 23N43) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Grindstone Ranger District

26 mi from Covelo

Maps 4,828 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.6–1 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 7.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Lantz Ridge stands 582 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles southwest.

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 37–66°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.