Cache Creek Wilderness
Cache Creek Wilderness is a 27,296-acre wilderness area in Lake County, California. It rises from about 757 to 3,191 ft. The nearest town is Clearlake, 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
Cache Creek Wilderness map
Cache Creek Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Campfires are prohibited.
- Clearlake, CA is the nearest town, 2.2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 5 miles west of Rumsey.
- The highest ground in Cache Creek Wilderness is about 3,191 ft, and its lowest about 757 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Brushy Sky High, about 3,191 ft.
Who manages Cache Creek Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM | 27,296 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Ukiah Field Office, 707-468-4000 |
Getting to Cache Creek Wilderness
- Clearlake, CA is the nearest town, 2.2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
- The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 5 miles west of Rumsey.
- Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: Yolo County Road.
- Four-wheel drive is recommended.
Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Cache Creek Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-29. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.
Trailheads at Cache Creek Wilderness
- Judge Davis trailhead (0.03 mi outside the boundary, 1,740 ft), at 39.0088, -122.4148
- Buck Island (0.22 mi outside the boundary, 896 ft), at 38.9297, -122.3725
- Red Bud Trail Head (0.24 mi outside the boundary, 1,002 ft), at 38.9877, -122.5401
- Lynch Canyon Trail Head (0.97 mi outside the boundary, 1,554 ft), at 39.0044, -122.3911 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
Trailhead locations: BLM recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ca.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Cache Creek Wilderness
- Brushy Sky High summit
- Buck Mountain summit
- Baldy Mountain summit
- Crack Canyon canyon
- Deadman Canyon canyon
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.
Public lands next to Cache Creek Wilderness
- BLM unitCache Creek Wilderness lies inside Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
- State parkAnderson Marsh State Historic Park is 1.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in California
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=684 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n39w123/USGS_1_n39w123.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n40w123/USGS_1_n40w123.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_CA_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_06.txt (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services/recreation/BLM_Natl_Recs_pts/MapServer/14 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-29)