Perry Riffle
nearest town: Bend CA
part of: Sacramento Bend Recreation Area
A Bureau of Land Management Campground in the Central Valley region.
Number of visits: 2
GPS: 40.294,-122.178
Bathroom: pit • Water: no
It pays to call the ranger! I called about spring flowers on these riverside trails (not yet he said), and as long as I was there asked about staying overnight. He said the all the other parking areas were day use only, but the one at the end of the road - Perry Riffle (cool name!) - allows it. So here I am, feeling very pleased about life.
Notes on each visit (posted cost • senior cost):
Place was just awesome again!
The Sacramento River is running high, so the flatlands where I walked last time were flooded.
It is at the dead end of the paved road into this BLM area, so every car and truck that comes through ends up doing a u-ey in my camping area.
Not that many people come through, but the lack of privacy wears you down after a while, and both times I've stayed here I've left relatively early in the morning.