Discovering West Side

Remember when visiting the backcountry to be prepared. Most of the roads are closed during the winter and may require a 4-Wheel Drive vehicle during other times of the year. Topographical maps for the area are: Tuolumne, Twain Hart, Duckwall Mtn, Hull Creek, Cherry Lake North & Cherry Lake South.

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Current road conditions can be found by calling or visiting the Mi Wok Ranger Station. http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/stanislaus/miwok/index.shtml

Mi-Wok Ranger District
PO Box 100
Mi-Wuk Village, CA 95346

(209) 586-3234

(Located in Mi-Wuk Village off of Highway 108)

Good Luck with your explorations.

Virtual Tours

Exploring West Side from the comfort of your own home.

Town of Tuolumne (Coming Soon!)

Mill Site

Mill Site Entrance to River Bridge

Camp 24 (Coming Soon!)

Camp 45 (Coming Soon!)

Directions to some popular locations in the woods.

From Tuolumne City to the North Fork Tuolumne River

From Mi-Wok Ranger Station, travel west on Highway 108 for 2.9 miles to Tuolumne Road. Turn left and drive 6.7 miles to Cottonwood Road (Forest Service Road 1N04, also designated primary Forest Route 14). Turn left and travel 0.2 mile to the trailhead and parking area on the left at Buchanan and Miramonte roads.

http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/heritage/151.HTM

Hull Creek to the Clavey River

From Mi Wok Ranger Station, drive east on Highway 108 for 4.7 miles to Long Barn Road--the second Long Barn exit. Turn right and drive 0.1 mile to Merrill Springs Road; turn left. This road becomes Forest Road 3N01 (primary forest route 31). Continue on Forest Route 31 for about 6.3 miles; turn right onto 3N07 and drive 2.7 miles to Forest Road 3N86. Turn left onto 3N86 and continue 1.5 miles to where 3N86 intersects with Forest Road 2N03. You will be on the former railroad grade soon after crossing Hull Creek. A detailed guide for this trip can be picked up at the trailhead. There are signs to guide to the trailhead.

http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/heritage/150.HTM

Bourland Trestle

From Mi-Wok Ranger Station, drive east on Highway 108 for 4.7 miles to Long Barn Road (2nd Long Barn exit). Turn right and drive 0.1 mile to Merrill Springs Road (Forest Service Road 3N01 and primary Forest Route 31). Turn left and drive 17.9 miles to Forest Service Road 2N14. Turn right and drive about 2 miles to Forest Service Road 2N29. From here, you can park and bike the rest of the way, or continue driving. Turn left and travel to the end of the road. The trestle is located at this point, spanning Bourland Creek.

http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/heritage/130.HTM

Photo By: Bob Burket

Discovering West Side

Mill Site

Closed to the public. You can take a look here for a Virtual Tour.

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