Sanhedrin Wilderness

About Sanhedrin Wilderness

The 10, 571 acre Sanhedrin Wilderness was established in 2006 by Public Law 109-362, the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act. The Great Sanhedrin was the supreme council of the ancient Hebrews and the imposing ridge that crowns this Wilderness was named after that high council. The terrain in this area is moderately steep and rugged. The Wilderness is managed by the Forest Service, but includes areas of private land. Elevations in the Wilderness vary from 6,175 feet at Big Signal peak to 1,600 along Thomas Creek. The major creeks in the area drain westward to the Eel River. Soils are moderately to highly erodible, and an unstable fault zone transects the Rocky Point-Ascherman Ranch area. **Trails in the Sanhedrin** Developed trails do not exist within the Sanhedrin at this time, providing a truly untrammeled Wilderness experience. The only public access point for…

• Managed by: Mendocino National Forest, FS
• Where: 14 mi northeast of Willits, CA · 39.52668, -123.13133

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Trails near camp

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Camps nearby

• Pogie Point Campground 10.7 mi
• Fuller Grove Group Campground 10.9 mi
• Trout Creek Campgounds 11 mi
• Navy Camp Campground 11.2 mi
• Oak Flat Campground 11.4 mi
• Lake Pillsbury 12 mi