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Has anyone been to the Ishi Wilderness? I’m thinking about driving to black rock campground and heading out from there next week. That camp is in the center of the wilderness so I don’t know if it would better to come from the north or the south. How are the road conditions? I’m assuming 4wd needed. Also, where do I get a permit that isn’t way out of the way?
Justin,
Thought I would share my reply to you here. I came in from the north and it was the worst road I’ve ever been on. Rutted badly, steep, Â and crossed by water when we drove it in 2011. You need a 4wd with clearance to get to the trailhead. Call the forest service in Lake Almanor for current conditions. Ishi is remote and like a big step back in time. Beautiful place. Also, we saw bear signs there but the bears stayed away. Lots of poison oak too.
Have a good time.
An update in case anyone in the future comes across this thread: I talked to a ranger who said that the road conditions are very terrible in the winter. Lots of mud, snow, dangerously steep. And the summer road conditions are bad to begin with. I’m going to wait until spring for this one.
I added a trip report and photos to give folks a sense for Ishi on the Post Trip page. It’s an epic place well worth the visit.
Is it possible to enter via the Upper Deer Creek trail? From what I’ve found, it looks like you can get off hwy 32 and go to Upper Deer creek trailhead, take the deer creek falls trail and continue on down the creek. But, I don’t see anyone doing this on the interwebs. I’m confused. Is there any way into the Ishi without 4WD?
I haven’t gone that way. I bet this time of year is bad for the road from the south too.
The ranger said the south road is worse. She also said that this time of year with all the mud, something like a jeep is more appropriate than a typical 4wd suv. She did mention something about mud slides sending my car off a cliff.
It’s been quite a few years since I went in off of 32, as I didn’t have to drive down to Chico, I live in the mountains. I went in at Easter, early April that year with my little two wheel drive truck. Poison Oak, lots of ticks by then as deer are plentiful and tons of butterflies. I’d have to find my map to see where I went in at. I wouldn’t be concerned about mud slides, this isn’t the coast, built up on a cliff. Could also access the Wilderness via Mill Creek Lodge area, by Childs Meadow. Few miles off of 36.
Duane
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The worst poison oak of my life occurred in the Ishi Wilderness. It was about 20 years ago, but I recall us entering from hwy 32.
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