Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites
These five remote camping sites offer locations for tent and car camping. There are some mature shade trees near the sites, but other than a metal fire ring for campfires, these sites do NOT contain the amenities found at developed campgrounds. There is no water, no picnic tables, no restrooms nearby, and no trash containers. Please pack it in - pack it out & Leave No Trace! All sites are first-come, first-served. These yellow post sites are reached via forest road 1N12 (unpaved, trailers and large RVs not suitable). Please refer to the yellow-post site map available for free at the Mill Creek Visitor Center. High-clearance vehicles are recommended and four-wheel drive vehicles may also be required to reach these sites, depending on current road conditions. There are times of year where No wood fires, charcoal bbqs or charcoal stove allowed, call the Mill Creek Visitor Center for current fire restrictions or check the Current Fire Restrictions section of this website. The use of propane or gas appliances is allowed with CA campfire permit .
Before you go
Restrictions
8 persons maximum. 2 vehicles maximum. • Avoid parking on grasses and vegetation at all times. • Yellow post campsites have a 14 day camping limit. • No wood fires, charcoal bbqs, or charcoal stove allowed outside agency provided fire-ring • No ground fires or building of rock-fire-rings permitted anywhere on Southern CA Forests! • Dogs MUST be on a leash not longer than six feet, or otherwise under physical restrictive control. [36 CFR 261.16(j)] • FSR 1N12 is NOT an OHV route. Street legal vehicles only • Maps available at Mill Creek Visitor Center for OHV routes Pack out what you pack in and Leave No Trace!
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.