Blue Ridge Proposed Wilderness
Management agency: Bureau of Land Management, Ukiah District.
Location: In Yolo and Napa counties, between
Rayhouse Road and Capay Valley.
Size: Approximately 10,880 acres.
Description:
- The Blue Ridge Trail offers an astounding profusion of wildflowers and views as far south as Yosemite and as far north as Mount Shasta.
- Outstanding winter, spring and fall hiking close to the Bay
Area and Sacramento.
Visitors to the proposed wilderness are impressed by its tremendous variety of birds and spring wildflowers, and by the fact that Blue Ridge offers perfect winter, spring, and fall hiking experiences when higher elevations are under snow.
 Though
on the rim of the Central Valley, bears, mountain lions, and bobcats prowl the
ridge and help make it a bastion of wildness on the edge of California agricultural
heartland. Blue Ridge is one of the easiest places in the Coast Range to see
golden eagles and prairie falcons, as well as an occasional bald eagle. Fiske
Creek has abundant turtle and newt populations, and an occasional trout in winter.
While most of the area is chaparral interspersed with gray pines, oak woodlands and streamside hardwood forests of bay, buckeye, and willow may also be found.
For additional information, please contact:
California Wilderness Coalition
info@calwild.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
