Windy Point
Windy Point Trail is a 8.4 miles trail in Mendocino National Forest, California. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Yuki Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Mendocino National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 39.5252, -122.9429 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 39.4823, -122.9215 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 8.4 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 85469 |
| Forest | Mendocino National Forest (unit 0508) |
| States | California |
| Detail published | centerline only |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Wilderness
- Yuki Wilderness WildernessFS · about 2% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- WildfireLucas
19 mi from the trail midpoint · 1,099 acres
- WildfireLucas
19 mi from the trail midpoint · 4,128 acres · 53% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Mendocino National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.
Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Windy Point Trail?
8.4 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Mendocino National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Windy Point Trail?
Mendocino National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Windy Point Trail start?
The line begins at 39.5252, -122.9429 and ends at 39.4823, -122.9215. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Windy Point Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Yuki Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Source: Yuki Wilderness Wilderness
Where can I camp near the Windy Point Trail?
Oak Flat Campground (3.1 mi), Sunset Campground (3.2 mi) and Navy Camp Campground (3.2 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Who manages the Windy Point Trail?
Mendocino National Forest, Forest Service unit 0508. The trail is in California.
Is there a fire near the Windy Point Trail?
2 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Lucas at 19 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named WINDY POINT in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0508. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.