{"id":506,"date":"2019-07-28T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T22:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/sightsee\/california-fire-lookout\/"},"modified":"2019-07-28T18:19:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T01:19:20","slug":"california-fire-lookout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/california-fire-lookout\/","title":{"rendered":"California Fire Lookout"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 503px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/parks\/domelands\/domelands.jpg\" alt=\"Dome Land from Bald Mtn, KERN\" width=\"503\" height=\"377\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bald Mountain (elev 9382&#8242;) Lookout in Sequoia National Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>NFS Fire Lookout Towers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">JULY 2019<\/span> &#8211; Many thanks goes to Pike County Lookout for initially spotting the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CALFIRE_ButteCo\/status\/1155324219346939904\">#RockFire<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; in the Plumas\u00a0National Forest, near\u00a0Berry Creek, CA<\/p>\n<h3>Lookouts in the California National Forests<\/h3>\n<p>Ready to see far and wide &#8211; with wild terrain? Views for 100 miles out and the best scenery California has to offer. Be prepared to off road or hike to reach one of these destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of <strong>historic look out towers &amp; cabins used for spotting wildfires<\/strong>. Some are located on steep granite peaks, ridge lines or dirt roads. 4WD may be recommended to reach some of these. Road conditions can change w\/ harsh\u00a0mountain weather, so be prepared to rough it. Thunderstorms are common on these\u00a0mountain ridges.<\/p>\n<p>Several of these places are cabins, some are stone houses, but most fire lookouts are basic metal towers &#8211; with high climbing staircases, so you must be in decent physical strength to haul your ass up this high.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/ranger.gif\" alt=\"rangers cabin\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/mtns.gif\" alt=\"mountains\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/hike.gif\" alt=\"hikers vacation\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cabins are also called\u00a0guard stations, huts, bunkhouses. Most are located on mountain tops, but a few exist in desert regions. Some are refurbished &amp; available for overnight rentals. Bare bones furnishings, so forget the frills. People come up here for the thrills. To be outside w\/ epic views, way away from the urban grind &amp; to feel on top-of-the-world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2224\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/cabinbackside.JPG\" alt=\"Coon Creek Cabin\" width=\"459\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/cabinbackside.JPG 640w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/cabinbackside-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7450 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NFSlogo.gif\" alt=\"NFSlogo\" width=\"117\" height=\"117\" \/>See the full list of <strong>overnight accommodations on mountain peaks<\/strong> &amp; ridges, some near meadows<strong> @\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/national-forest-cabins\/\">National Forest Cabin Rentals<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>El Dorado National Forest <\/strong><a title=\"eldorado National Forest\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/eldor.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" title=\"USFS\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"USFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/eldorado\/recarea\/?recid=77822\"><strong>Robbs Peak Lookout<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Robb&#8217;s Hut \/ Robbs Cabin<\/strong><br \/>\n6686&#8242; elev near <a title=\"eldorado cabins\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=368\">Placerville<\/a>, Gold Country California<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/25.jpg\" alt=\"Cuyama Peak\" width=\"500\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cuyama Lookout is a rough road up. Off Hwy 33, Los Padres NF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Los Padres National Forest<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/4x4.png\" alt=\"4x4\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/>Cuyama Peak Lookout Tower<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">(pictured above) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">off Hwy 166 &amp; via Santa Barbara Cyn, 4&#215;4 recommended. Sorta near jct w\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/tripez\/trips\/33.html\">Hwy 33<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7344\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7344 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCN0085-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Big Bear Lake 2002\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCN0085-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCN0085.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Bear Lake, Southern California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>San Bernardino National Forest<\/strong> <a title=\"Big Bear cabins\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/sanbern.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" title=\"USFS\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"USFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/sbnf\/recarea\/?recid=26405\">Butler Peak Fire Lookout <\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>elev. 8537&#8242; (no overnight stays)<br \/>\nlocated in\u00a0between Green Valley Lake and Fawnskin<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Morton Peak Fire Lookout<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(no longer available for overnight stays 2019)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/sbnf\/recreation\/natureviewing\/recarea\/?recid=26397&amp;actid=64\">Strawberry Peak Fire Lookout<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n(no overnight stays)<br \/>\nabove Rimforest, off Bear Springs Road, N of Hwy 18<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/sbnf\/recarea\/?recid=71977\"><strong>Tahquitz Peak Fire Lookout<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nelev. 8846&#8242; (no overnight stays)<br \/>\nhighest lookout in the San Bernardino NF<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13714\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/hiker.png\" alt=\"hiker\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Sequoia National Forest<\/strong> <a title=\"Sequoia National Forest\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/seqnf.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" title=\"USFS\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"USFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Bald Mountain Lookout\u00a0<\/strong>(no overnight stays)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>off of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/backroads\/22s05-sequoia-nf\/\">Sherman&#8217;s Pass Road #22S05<\/a>,\u00a04&#215;4 may be needed.<br \/>\nBald\u00a0Mountain\u00a09382&#8242;\u00a0elevation; in between the Kern Plateau &amp; Kern River<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13897\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ranger.png\" alt=\"ranger\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/sequoia\/recarea\/?recid=79934\"><strong>Big Meadows Cabin<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Big Meadows Guard Station<\/strong><br \/>\noff <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/14s11-sequoia-nf\/\">Big Meadows Rd #14S11<\/a><br \/>\n7600&#8242; elevation; located in between Sequoia NP &amp; Kings Canyon NP<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clm-services.com\/161-sequoia-recreation\/220-mountain-home-guard-station\"><strong>Mountain Home Guard Station<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nMountain Home State Forest, Sequoia Groves<br \/>\n6000&#8242; elev. near <a title=\"springville camping\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=464\" target=\"_self\">Springville, CA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buckrock.org\/needles.html\">Needles Fire Lookout<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(destroyed in structure fire 2011)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clm-services.com\/cabins\/42-articles\/articles\/113-poso-guard-station-guard-station-cabin\">Poso Guard Station Cabin Rental<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong> open all year round 4500&#8242; elev. near <a title=\"kernville cabins\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=219\" target=\"_self\">Kernville, CA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13997\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pinetree.png\" alt=\"pinetree\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Sierra National Forest<\/strong> <a title=\"sierra National Forest\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/sierra.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" title=\"USFS\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"USFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Camp Four and a half Cabin<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Camp 4 \u00bd Cabin Rental<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lower Kings River, open all year round<br \/>\n1100&#8242; elev. near <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=676\">Pine Flat Reservoir<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Six Rivers National Forest <\/strong><a title=\"six rivers National Forest\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/sixrivr.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" title=\"USFS\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"USFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/srnf\/recarea\/?recid=11447\"><strong>Bear Basin Butte Cabin &amp; Fire Lookout<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nelevation 5300&#8242; in Six Rivers NF \/ Smith River NRA<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(road damage &amp; access issues 2017)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/4x4.png\" alt=\"4x4\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><strong>Tahoe National Forest<\/strong> <\/strong><\/span><a title=\"tahoe National Forest\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/tahoe.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" title=\"USFS\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/symbols\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"USFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/tahoe\/recarea\/?recid=80158\"><strong>Calpine Lookout Cabin Rental<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nnear\u00a0<a title=\"sierraville cabins\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=451\">Sierraville, CA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Pike County\u00a0Lookout\u00a0<\/strong>(no overnight stays)<br \/>\nnear Challenge, CA &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/campground\/new-bullards-bar-reservoir\/\">New Bullards Bar\u00a0Reservoir<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/tahoe\/recarea\/?recid=55480\"><strong><strong>Sardine Peak Fire Lookout<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\noverlooking the Sierra Buttes and serene <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/lakes-basin-recreation-area\/\">Lakes Basin<\/a>, Yuba Rivers, North Gold Country CA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lakesbasinviews.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7394\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lakesbasinviews-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"lakes basin views\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lakesbasinviews-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lakesbasinviews.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0061859370\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0061859370&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=totalescape-20&amp;linkId=c5b65f0702cf81be2cb2083734c2b312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=0061859370&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=totalescape-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=totalescape-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0061859370\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BEWARE:<br \/>\nCalifornia is the land of wildfires!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13842\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campfire.png\" alt=\"campfire\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" \/>Always check for local fire conditions at nearest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/your-public-lands\/\">ranger station<\/a>, obtain a free campfire permit when camping outside of developed campgrounds, and always practice <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/campfire-safety\/\">fire safety<\/a> when visiting our public lands. You can be held liable for wildfires. Outta control campfire, cigarettes, idling vehicles on tall, dry grass. Be very cautious with fires on the often dry, west coast.<\/p>\n<h3>see also &#8211;\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/national-forest-cabins\/\">National Forest Cabin Rentals<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFS Fire Lookout Towers JULY 2019 &#8211; Many thanks goes to Pike County Lookout for initially spotting the #RockFire\u00a0&#8211; in the Plumas\u00a0National Forest, near\u00a0Berry Creek, CA Lookouts in the California National Forests Ready to see far and wide &#8211; with wild terrain? Views for 100 miles out and the best scenery California has to offer. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/california-fire-lookout\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">California Fire Lookout<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,50],"tags":[348,2481,3469,790,328,251,375,71,2517,3472,2687,637,379,3468,3471,3465,3470,574,3475,238,262,344,303,545,1048,3466,316,1714,239,2798,3467,3474,870,285,886,451,1150,102,452,3473,1361,182,232,1157,307,1039,837,918,3028,2694,2941],"class_list":["post-506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sightsee","category-viewpoints","tag-4x4","tag-aspens","tag-authorities","tag-backpack","tag-bike","tag-ca","tag-cabins","tag-california","tag-conditions","tag-dry","tag-fire-lookouts","tag-fires","tag-forests-2","tag-guard","tag-left-coast","tag-look-out","tag-manage","tag-mountain-bike","tag-mountain-peak","tag-mountains","tag-national-forest","tag-national-park","tag-national-parks","tag-nature-2","tag-nfs","tag-night-skies","tag-outdoors","tag-overnight","tag-peaks","tag-points","tag-prevention","tag-ranger","tag-rentals","tag-routes-2","tag-safety","tag-secluded","tag-seclusion","tag-sierra-nevada","tag-sierras","tag-spotter","tag-stars","tag-trailheads","tag-trails","tag-trips","tag-usda","tag-views","tag-west","tag-wild","tag-wilderness","tag-wildfire","tag-wildness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>California Fire Lookout - Total Escape Outside<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/california-fire-lookout\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California Fire Lookout - Total Escape Outside\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NFS Fire Lookout Towers JULY 2019 &#8211; Many thanks goes to Pike County Lookout for initially spotting the #RockFire\u00a0&#8211; in the Plumas\u00a0National Forest, near\u00a0Berry Creek, CA Lookouts in the California National Forests Ready to see far and wide &#8211; with wild terrain? 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