Willow Creek (FR 0049-015) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Willow Creek (FR 0049-015) in CA

Road corridorTahoe NF, Yuba River Ranger District

11 mi from Nevada City

Maps 1,822 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.5–0.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Tahoe National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Granite Point.
  • Estimated climb: 290 ft over 0.7 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 20%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • A gate 0.7 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Mosquito Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Lohman Ridge stands 1,569 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 49–79°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.