(Bay Area, CA)Recommendations on camp spots, with fishing?

[theoutbackdream]

Hello all,

I'm planning on making a camping trip with my friends and I'd like to take them wheeling to get to camp, and wake up the next morning to watch the sunrise while fishing.

Ideally, I'd like to camp right along the water, and be able to take them on a dirt trail to get to camp. Nothing too crazy as I will most likely be the only driver/rig, and will be in a stock 4runner.

Any recommendations?

I was thinking Alabama Hills, but there's not really a body of water...
Buttermilk Road, it's closed at the moment, from when I last went.. Does anyone know the current status of it?
Thanks

 

[Lauroness]

Were you looking to just disperse at a location? There are trail around Mendocino National Forest. There's a a body of water quite small "Letts Lake". It's quite easy to get to from either the west or east side of the forest. The lake does not allow motorized water crafts but you can canoe kayak and swim in it. It offers trout and I believe bass as well. I really like it because it not wild with boats and very calm.

 

[theoutbackdream]

Were you looking to just disperse at a location? There are trail around Mendocino National Forest. There's a a body of water quite small "Letts Lake". It's quite easy to get to from either the west or east side of the forest. The lake does not allow motorized water crafts but you can canoe kayak and swim in it. It offers trout and I believe bass as well. I really like it because it not wild with boats and very calm.

Most likely, just disperse around the body of water, close to camp. Then drive around go wheeling a bit, then get to a new camp site, or the same camp site.

I checked out Letts Lake with your recommendation, Looks sweet!

Are there any wheeling spots there? Any recommendations while I'm there?

 

[Lauroness]

There are many trails. I have non to recommend. Just watch out for the first bikes. But the forest is big, If you look up a map I recommend checking out the Write up micheal did about the free NatGeo maps. You can see the many body of waters that are in the forest.

https://www.overlandbound.com/nat-geo-just-launched-free-topo-maps-for-overlanders/

 

[theoutbackdream]

There are many trails. I have non to recommend. Just watch out for the first bikes. But the forest is big, If you look up a map I recommend checking out the Write up micheal did about the free NatGeo maps. You can see the many body of waters that are in the forest.

https://www.overlandbound.com/nat-geo-just-launched-free-topo-maps-for-overlanders/

Hmm, this is very good to know!

I was looking through those.... Makes me excited to go! :)

 

[Lauroness]

Hmm, this is very good to know!

I was looking through those.... Makes me excited to go! :)

When do you plan on going?

 

[theoutbackdream]

When do you plan on going?

Ideally within a month, but I need to coordinate with my friends as well. I think it'll end up being sometime Late May~Mid June.