Boards Crossing Campground

Boards Crossing is a primitive camping area along the North Fork Stanislaus River in Stanislaus National Forest, reached via Boards Crossing Road (Forest Route 5N02) off Highway 4 near Dorrington, about two miles downriver from the Sourgrass camping area. It was historically a small developed Forest Service campground set among mature ponderosa pine and black oak, but current reports describe it as decommissioned to a more primitive, walk-in style site with reduced vehicle access to the river. For a rider working the Highway 4 corridor toward Ebbetts Pass, it functions as a quiet riverside stop rather than a full-service campground - fishing and swimming along the North Fork are the main draw. Anyone planning to camp here should check current conditions with the Stanislaus National Forest ranger station before counting on developed facilities.