Upper Camp | Kampilo

About this place

Upper Camp is an official designated overnight location reached by the pinned agency trail route shown in Kampilo.

A reservation or permit is still required, and the map does not guarantee site availability or current access.

Water planning

Water at this camp

Natural water at or near this camp area

Availability

Middle Fork Coyote Creek is mapped at or near the camp-area marker. This is map evidence, not a real-time flow report.

Drinking safety

Natural water is not verified potable. Filter and disinfect it or boil it according to the linked land-manager guidance before drinking.

Seasonality

Middle Fork Coyote Creek is classified as perennial in USGS hydrography, but current flow still must be confirmed.

Middle Fork Coyote CreekRiver or stream · at the camp areaMapped perennial source — verify current flow · Treat before drinking
Official source

Fire planning

Campfire & stove rules

Restrictions change with conditions

Campfires

Upper Camp is an undeveloped backcountry camp area in Henry W. Coe State Park. Follow the assigned site's fire and stove rules and every current emergency restriction. Ground fires are not authorized; use a park-provided fire facility only when the selected camp has one and the park has not suspended fires.

Backpacking stoves

Portable gas stove in the assigned camp when park rules allow. Use a self-contained portable gas stove only in the portion of the assigned camp approved by California State Parks. Extreme-fire-danger and red-flag restrictions can suspend stove use.

Permit

The required backcountry reservation or permit does not itself grant fire permission. California State Parks does not identify a separate California Campfire Permit for an approved portable stove inside these park camps.

Current restrictions

Check the current Henry W. Coe State Park notice and the assigned camp posting before using any flame; State Parks may prohibit wood, charcoal, or every flame device without changing the reservation.

Seasonal access

Closures & seasonal access

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Place closure

No recurring date-based closure of Upper Camp is published. The source-connected approach conditions below and temporary emergency orders still control access.

Seasonal access

Source-connected approaches: Coe Ranch Entrance Trailhead, Hunting Hollow Entrance Trailhead, Dowdy Ranch Entrance Trailhead. Henry W. Coe backcountry access has no single recurring closure season, but heat, fire danger, storms, muddy roads, seasonal water loss, and temporary park restrictions can change safe access. Dowdy Ranch uses a separate entrance with limited operating access.

Before driving

Check Henry W. Coe park alerts, the selected entrance, assigned backcountry site, and current water report before departure; carry all water when the park advises that sources are unreliable.

Mapped approaches

Choose a trailhead for Upper Camp

Each option has a sourced trail route to this camp area. Choose one to open its itinerary builder with this destination in context.

Coe Ranch Entrance Trailhead4.5 mi awayView trailhead Build from here
Dowdy Ranch Entrance Trailhead17.9 mi awayView trailhead Build from here
Hunting Hollow Entrance Trailhead18.8 mi awayView trailhead Build from here

Map

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Latitude: 37.216003° N
Longitude: 121.535849° W

Sources

Official overnight record California State Parks backpacking destination — Upper Camp; mapped to the nearest reachable agency trail point Henry W. Coe backpacking permit Henry W. Coe State Park overnight regulations Henry W. Coe State Park current conditions OpenTopoData public API — SRTM 90 m USGS NHDPlusV2 flowline — Middle Fork Coyote Creek California State Parks — backcountry water guidance California State Parks — Henry W. Coe backpacking Henry W. Coe State Park