Tanglefoot Canyon (FR 08N14) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Tanglefoot Canyon (FR 08N14) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Amador Ranger District
18 mi from Amador Pines
16 mi off US 50 (straight line)
Maps 6,534 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/31Stay limit: 10 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
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Road Access
Difficult
- 9.5 of this road’s 22.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.6 miles of it dirt.
- Near Tanglefoot Trailhead.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- The Lower Bear River Reservoir shoreline is 1.2 mi off.
- Mokelumne Peak stands 2,785 ft above the map pin, 6.0 miles east.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 43–62°F, 4.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.