The 2024 ISF Fire Campout will be held in the King Range the weekend of  May 18-19. We will explore fire history and fire management in King Range National Conservation Area. 

On Saturday, Bureau of Land Management staff will share their recent fuels management work on Paradise Ridge Road amid dramatic views and varied forest types. On Sunday, we’ll hike the Buck Creek Trail to look at the aftermath of the 2015 Horse Fire in King Range Wilderness. We’ll see natural fire recovery in the wilderness against magnificent views of the coast.

View of King Range in the footprint of the 2015 Horse Fire from Buck Creek Trail

This free event is sponsored by Friends of the Lost Coast, Environmental Protection Information Center and the Bureau of Land Management.

We’ll be staying in Tolkan Campground on King Peak Road north of Shelter Cove. Tolkan provides picnic tables, fire pits, and a pit toilet. Water is not provided; you will need to bring your own water for cooking, drinking, and bathing. As Tolkan only has nine sites, we will probably have to share. There is no charge for camping in the shared group sites, available May 17-19. Non-camping locals are welcome to join for the daily outings. Well-behaved dogs on a leash are allowed.

All must register to attend—campers and day-trippers alike. Write to Susan Nolan, snolan@humboldt1.com. Please include:

- Number of people in your party

- Camping or day-tripping, plus which nights you plan to stay and/or which outings you plan to attend

- What sort of vehicle you’re driving. If you have a high-clearance 4WD vehicle, would you be willing to provide carpooling to the field trips for others ($20 stipend available)?

- Would you like to receive or provide carpooling to the campground?