Big Meadow Cg Loop (FR 07N21) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Big Meadow Cg Loop (FR 07N21) in CA

Road corridorStanislaus NF, Calaveras Ranger District

18 mi from Arnold

Maps 6,541 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Stanislaus National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/15Stay limit: 21 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
VerizonNONE
AT&TMARGINAL
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Easy
  • All 1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
  • Near Hell's Kitchen Vista Point.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Flagpole Point stands 1,378 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles north.

Rules

  • In any undeveloped location within one Ranger District for longer than 21 total days during a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 41–62°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.