Availability
Cache Creek is mapped within 0.5 mile of the camp-area marker. This is map evidence, not a real-time flow report.
Backpacking camp
Buck Island Trail dispersed-camping corridor camp area
Cache Creek Wilderness, California
About this place
Buck Island Trail dispersed-camping corridor is an official itinerary area, permit zone, or source-backed named overnight reference represented by a reachable point on the pinned agency trail network in Cache Creek Wilderness.
The marker is a route-access reference, not a tent pad. Move off the trail only where travel is permitted, remain inside the authorized zone, and choose a legal durable site under every current setback and closure.
Water planning
Water at this camp
Natural water mapped nearbyDrinking safety
Natural water is not verified potable. Filter and disinfect it or boil it according to the linked land-manager guidance before drinking.
Seasonality
Cache Creek is classified as perennial in USGS hydrography, but current flow still must be confirmed.
- Cache CreekRiver or stream · 0.4 mi awayMapped perennial source — verify current flow · Treat before drinkingOfficial source
Fire planning
Campfire & stove rules
Restrictions change seasonallyCampfires
Buck Island Trail dispersed-camping corridor is an undeveloped backcountry camp area in Cache Creek Wilderness. Verify the current BLM fire order and California Campfire Permit requirements before using any stove or flame.
Backpacking stoves
Controlled-fuel stove with California Campfire Permit. Use only a gas, jellied-petroleum, or pressurized-liquid-fuel stove with a working shutoff valve when the current land-manager order allows it. Wood-burning and twig stoves follow the campfire rule.
Permit
Carry a valid California Campfire Permit for stove use or any otherwise-legal fire; it does not override a current closure or emergency order.
Current restrictions
Check Bureau of Land Management's current conditions and the selected access posting immediately before departure; current emergency restrictions supersede the standing rule.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
Cache Creek Wilderness has no published recurring closure window, but high creek flows, wet or washed-out roads, extreme heat, wildfire, and temporary BLM orders can make crossings or trailheads unsafePlace closure
No recurring date-based closure of Buck Island Trail dispersed-camping corridor is published. The source-connected approach conditions below and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Seasonal access
Source-connected approaches: Judge Davis Trailhead, High Bridge Trailhead, Buck Island Trailhead. Cache Creek Wilderness has no published recurring closure window, but high creek flows, wet or washed-out roads, extreme heat, wildfire, and temporary BLM orders can make crossings or trailheads unsafe.
Before driving
Check BLM notices, creek and weather conditions, road access, fire restrictions, and your crossing plan immediately before departure.
Mapped approaches
Choose a trailhead for Buck Island Trail dispersed-camping corridor camp area
Each option has a sourced trail route to this camp area. Choose one to open its itinerary builder with this destination in context.
- Buck Island Trailhead0.7 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- High Bridge Trailhead7.7 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Judge Davis Trailhead9.0 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
Map
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- Latitude
- 38.929704° N
- Longitude
- 122.360228° W