North McCullough Wilderness
Area Management
The North McCullough Wilderness is part of the 110 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System. This System of lands provides clean air, water, and habitat critical for rare and endangered plants and animals. In wilderness, you can enjoy challenging recreational activities like hiking, backpacking, climbing, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, horse packing, bird watching, stargazing, and extraordinary opportunities for solitude. You play an important role in helping to "secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness" as called for by the Congress of the United States through the Wilderness Act of 1964. Please follow the requirements outlined below and use Leave No Trace techniques when visiting the North McCullough Wilderness to ensure protection of this unique area.The North McCullough Wilderness provides wilderness experiences for a wide range of the public. The Petroglyph Management Area, as well as its northern and southern access trails, is managed as a more concentrated use area than the remainder of the wilderness. Petroglyph Management Area: Access by designated trails and trailheads is required. No equestrian or pack animal use is allowed in the Petroglyph Managmeent Area or the northern access trails, but is allowed on the Hidden Valley Trail south of the Petroglyph Management Area. Packed in and certified weed-free feed is required for animals used for recreational riding or pack stock. No camping, rock climbing, geocaching, rockhounding or dogs are allowed. The area is designated for day-use only, with fires, camping, and nighttime uses prohibited. Remainder of North McCullough Wilderness: This area includes the portion of the North McCullough Wilderness outside of the Petroglyph Management Area and its north and south access trails. Except for the area where hiking is limited to proposed trails developed in the future, access to this portion of the Wilderness is available for cross-country hiking from the boundary of the NCA or from a limited number of access roads. Cross country equestrian and pack animal use is allowed, and packed in and certified weed-free feed is required. Rock climbing is allowed but the use of permanent anchors is prohibited. Camping is allowed. Geocaching and rockhounding is prohibited throughout the Wilderness. Dogs are prohibited throughout the Wilderness. Campfires area allowed, but only fuels packed in can be used and unused campfire fuels must be packed out upon exiting. Campfires muse utilize fire pans or fire blankets. Construction of fire rings is not allowed.
