Trailhead

Buck Island Trailhead

Cache Creek Wilderness, California

About this place

Buck Island Trailhead is a source-backed overnight access point in Cache Creek Wilderness. Kampilo publishes only the official trail geometry and permit or camp authorization options represented in the mapped catalog.

The mapped line is a planning reference rather than a guarantee of current access. Confirm road, parking, trail, weather, fire, permit, and closure conditions with the land manager before departure.

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 unsafe

Place closure

No recurring date-based closure of Buck Island Trailhead is published. BLM trailhead-specific access and temporary emergency orders still control access.

Seasonal access

BLM trailhead-specific access: Use the signed Buck Island Trailhead access in Cache Creek Wilderness, California. Use the signed Redbud, Judge Davis, High Bridge, or Buck Island trailhead and verify the current road, parking, gate, and fire restrictions. 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.

Conditions and emergency orders are not live. This record was reviewed on October 13, 2026; posted closures, locked gates, and newer manager notices always control.

BLM — Cache Creek Wilderness

Map

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Latitude
38.927280° N
Longitude
122.367925° W

Sources

BLM and USGS Trails — Cache Creek Wilderness — snapped official trail pointCache Creek Wilderness no-permit policyCache Creek Wilderness current conditionsBLM — Cache Creek Wilderness