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Very nice place steep road after the 3rd spot but I got mine in to 3 ..no 4x4 needed when dry
Gold panning at Lynx Creek down the steep rocky rock. 👍 But nails and toilet paper with dried feces on the surface I picked up. Luckily I had a bag of disposable plastic gloves. Unfortunately I got a flat tire from a valve stem assembly that was laying in the steep dirt road to Lynx Creek. There is gold in the creeks but most of it is small amounts in the sand, except for the specimens.
4 stars for beauty and seclusion - lost a star due to garbage, TP, and the road was a bit rough (a few rough spots with rocks/holes, but most of it was ok, I saw regular cars going up and down this road-it was dry). It's truly disbursed, no water, no services, so haul it out people! Even the sign when you 1st enter states a shovel & pail are required to camp there. The area was beautiful the campsite was lovely with the exception of the trash and evidence of 'going in the woods' left behind buy previous campers. There was even a set of old crusty boots and pieces of someone's car at my site. The first site I pulled into had one rope still attached to a tree and you could see massive areas where all the bark had been rubbed off the twin trees so I think someone was living there... there was also a fresh container of pastries underneath the tree, but no one was there unless they were hiding. (I suspected they were, so moved on to a cleaner/nicer site down the road). Cell service was limited. I only was able to get 3G 1-2 bars max, it was functional for voice, text, GPS, but hit or miss for other data. Not many cars going by on the main road in/out, so felt pretty secluded at night. The photo with my car in it shows how big #7 is - that is the whole site! You could easily park 3-4 cars in there, but it was hard to get your car level. I would stay there again only in my vehicle (as I did this time). I would not feel safe or sanitary in a tent there, and you need to look around for dead standing trees "widow makers". There were several along the edge of the road that were tall enough to fall across and land in my site, so position yourself carefully. These trees were not flagged, but if you arrive during the day, or have a good flashlight, they are easy to spot. Hope this helps. God bless!
We had a blast here and it’s right down the street from Lynx Lake, but there was still a creek that ran through so the dog enjoyed that!
ALERT!! ALERT!! WARNING!! Not made for rv or trailer longer than 14ft! Very narrow turns and deep terrain. roads are very uneven and slippery. If you don't have a 4x4 don't go down there. Towards the top is the only safe spots to camp with a travel trailer or rv. We stayed towards the entrance for one night at in the very front spot. ONE WAY IN ONE WAY OUT!! It is a very nice spot for tents or very small trailers. Also has awesome trails.
