Looking for Boondocking sites in northern California

What part of North CA interests you? Coast, Sierra, Cascades, NE desert, valley?
Gravel road OK? Bladed dirt? How far off pavement are willing to drive?
Near water or prefer long view? Need cell phone coverage?

Where I am camped now I barely have cell coverage, have not seen or heard a soul since Saturday. Next to a flower filled meadow with a resident bear (so far he is keeping his distance), a pair of sandhill cranes, and a glance at a bobcat racing across the road. The usual bunnies, squirrels, and birds. A family of deer visit us at dusk, a large patch of bitterbrush and ceanothus next to us (preferred deer browse). I am two miles of gravel off a major highway. Small lake in easy walking distance, through a fringe of Pines. These places do exist, this one took a lot of driving around in our tv to find.

Based on the places we have been, I would not recommend boondocking off a forest road with a 34 footer -- very hard to find a place to turn around without getting stuck in soft dirt. A tow truck can cost hundreds of dollars out in the boonies. (So far, I have not had to call one, but any day now . . . . )

The national forest campgrounds are usually paved, with cul de sac turnarounds. Check forestcamping.com for length limits at each campground.

You don't even have to boondock...just go to a national forest campground and you'll have plenty of space and quite often a stream or lake nearby.

Go to "Welcome Boondocking .com" If that helps you

The national forests are a good place to start. The boondocking areas are everywhere. Of course the best ones are along a creek or lake, IMHO. And some of the roads are a bit narrow and dusty, but worth the journey. This past weekend we took the truck and scouted out another couple of potential areas. But you have to look around or you won't be alone.

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