30+ tears running. The Annual California Strawberry Festival gets underway mid-May, at Strawberry Meadows of College Park in Oxnard (3250 South Rose Avenue). Live music, over 300 Arts & Crafts vendors, 50 food booths; Strawberry Promenade, Star Berry Hunt, & Strawberryland.
Annual event; May
Central Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
N of Hwy 108; W of Sonora Pass
On the very edge of wilderness
Stanislaus National Forest
County Line Road
Fence Creek Campground (NFS)
Graded dirt road near Clarks Fork junction @ SR 108. Dirt road travels up into forest, hiking trails and meadows; South side of the volcanic Dardanelles @ Tuolumne Co. & Alpine Co. boundary
County Line Trailhead
Wheats Meadow Trailhead
Carson Iceberg Wilderness Area
The Dardanelles (9524′ elev)
Clark Fork, Middle Stanislaus River
Stanislaus National Forest Map USDA
Carson Iceberg Wilderness Map USDA
Carson, Emigrant, Mokelumne Map NatGeo
Sierra Nevada Topo Map
Rd# 6N06, climbs to mountain scenery at upper elevations, well of the main highway. Route is a 2-lane wide road at times, narrower and private towards the end of roads; several dirt roads, overgrown 2 tracks w/ many camp sites to choose from. Dispersed primitive camping requires a camp fire permit.
OHV off-roaders will only find dead ends on dirt route 6N06. NO motorized access in nearby wilderness. Wheelers should try south of Highway 108 @ Niagra Campgrounds; Niagra Off Road #5N01 for all the noise-makers, gear heads, dirt bikes, and toy boxes. Niagra Creek, Niagra OHV, Niagra 4×4.
nearest towns:
Dardanelle
Pinecrest Lake
Twain Harte
