Bay Area taco looking for wheeling and camping spots!

Hi everyone!

I'm new to the forum, and I'm dying to get my rig out camping and wheeling. Have you all made/ is there a good place to find a list of all the good wheeling/camping spots in the central/northern california area?

I spotted the 2018 Wheeling and Camping thread, and I'll definitely be checking that, but I am also looking for a good comprehensive list.

I found alltrails.com, but I never really trust that those website have the "good-stuff". I've been up to the sierra's area to hit the fire roads and slick rock trail, but other than that I'm a total noob to the area! Help!

Any suggestions for places nearby would be appreciated as well, and I look forward to hopefully meeting some of you out on the trail.

 

Not many people want to give up their spots. You can check out signal peak, it’s off hwy 80.

 

I can understanding not wanting to give up your good camping spot, but is there place with a good list of wheeling trails? Possibly with reviews from TW members?

Thanks for the signal peak suggestion!

 

Check this one out as well
http://4x4trailmaps.com/Trail_Map_Index.php

 

Check out these books.

 

I like the first book.

 

I have the first book as well.

 

I have them both. They are loaded with good info. I think the backwoods one is probably better. If I were to get just one it would be the one you have

 

Hollister Hills SVRA is a fun place, and they have camping.
It's probably considered pretty tame by the more hardcore members of this site, but I enjoy it.

 

Lett's lake in Mendocino is pretty fun. They have some fun trails that just seem to go forever.

 

Bowman Lake off hwy 20 Northern CA. Its the Tahoe National Forest and alot of it is BLM land i believe. Great spot to camp for sure

 

$35 a spot for basic views
+$10 for ridge
+$15 for water front
+$25 for private hot spring

 

I don’t give up my hot spring locations. Lol

 

Right? Here I am thinking to myself how many hot spring spots in NorCal can get for $150? I only know of two, one outside Pxxx Rxxxxx and the other off XX headed up to Yxxxxxxx.

 

If you go to the other side of the sierras there are a bunch.

 

I said private. Those are all known by every 17 year old girl living in LA

And without giving too much away, there are a few online public funded resources to know where every possible spring in the USA is.

 

I think access is still an issue to Bowman Lake, have they repaired the bridge yet?

 

wheel around it

 

I have one in mind that is always open, big and clean.

 

We were up there yesterday and theres a trail crossing the creekbed to the left of the bridge. Snow is the biggest factor right now.