Directions to Cedar Camp

Land Rover events for the Mendo_recce email list and for the Northern California Rover Club have over time settled on defaulting to using Ceder Camp in the Mendocino National Forest as a base camp. To assist in finding the camp here are a set of directions. Many thanks to Jeremy Bartlett to posting them.

Take Hwy 80 north to Hwy 505 (turn off at Vacaville) to Hwy 5 north. It is recommend that you stop at Williams off Hwy 5 and top off your fuel tank. Williams is the last reliable fuel stop before you head to the National Forest. Fuel up and zero your trip odometer
From Williams, return to Hwy 5 north and drive about 8.5 miles to the Maxwell exit.
Take the Maxwell exit and turn west over Hwy 5 and through town crossing the railroad tracks. Follow the signs to Stonyford.
After about 16 miles the road becomes narrow and winding as you climb through the Coast Ranges.
At 18.3 miles turn right at the T junction; the sign says Stonyford/Lodoga; you will eventually climb again.
At about 27 miles you will start descending.
At 31.4 miles you cross a narrow bridge.
At 32.3 miles take the right turn to Stonyford (the sign is marked Stonyford right, Williams straight); you will immediately cross another small bridge.
At 34.4 miles take the left turn sign posted Cedar Camp/Goat Mtn/Pacific Ridge.
The road from here is narrow and gravel. DRIVE CAREFULLY! There are lots of hairpin mountainous turns.
At 38.1 miles you will pass the Little Stony (formerly known as Digger Pine) campground/motorcycle staging area; keep going
At 41.8 miles you cross a bridge with a dirt road going off to the right; stay on the primary road that begins to climb the hills. (If you are using a GPS, it may attempt to send you up this road to the right. DO NOT TRY THAT. It is a *very* hairy ride coming downhill with *huge* pucker factor. Two Land Rovers have rolled on this trail. Going up will be almost impossible.)
At 45.6 the road curves with a gate to private land on the right.
At 46.0 miles there is a junction; curve to the right following the sign to Goat Mtn and Pacific Ridge. The left is a locked gate to private land.
At 46.7 miles turn right at the T intersection. The sign is for Cedar Camp; you are now on the M5/17N02.
At 46.9 miles go straight ahead past the sign to Green Flat Camp.
At 49.7 miles turn left into Cedar Camp. The entrance is about 50 feet past the first road sign. The entrance road is paved. You are there!

NOTE: These mileages are calibrated to the tenth mile based on federal highway mileposts.

Cedar Camp is an unimproved site. The only facilities that exist are two outhouses and a few picnic benches. You will have to bring you own camping gear, cooking gear, and water.

Using Google maps, to see the route
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Photos of Cedar Camp from 2005: