Pine Mountain Lookout

Pine Mountain Lookout is accessed through a gate with a combination lock. The combination is included in your email conformation.

Group size is limited to no more than six people at a time. No overnight camping is permitted within the administrative site outside the rental lookout building.

There is a 2-night minimum stay.

Please pack out your trash and clean the facility before leaving.

Guests are responsible for reporting loss or damage of items provided at the lookout, as well as use of fire extinguisher.

Off-highway vehicles (OHVs) are not permitted in the area.

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Firewood may be collected, and is encouraged, in the vicinity for use on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.

A permit is required if you want to take firewood home--contact the Upper Lake Ranger Station.

Fires are only allowed in the provided fire ring and pedestal grill unless prohibited by fire restrictions. All fires must be attended at all times and extinguished before retiring for the night as well as before leaving the site.

No smoking or open flames, including lanterns and cook stoves, are allowed inside any of the buildings.

Primary access routes will be signed at major road junctions leading to the lookout. A free Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) can be picked up at the Upper Lake Ranger Station kiosk, and Forest Visitor Maps can be purchased there during business hours.

In case of emergency please dial 911 or contact Forest Dispatch at (530) 934-7758.

Forest roads 17N23 and 18N05 are considered suitable for high clearance vehicles only. This is especially true for wet winter and spring months, although during summer months passenger cars often have not trouble along the recommended route. Please check weather conditions for the time you will be arriving and ensure that your vehicle is of a suitable type for the conditions expected.