Alder Creek (FR 11N46) in CA

Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District

14 mi from Grizzly Flats

Maps 3,912 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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

11.3 of this road’s 23.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 19.1 miles of it dirt.
Near Sugar Bun.
Estimated climb: 4,600 ft over 23.8 miles through 33 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
A water crossing 0.2 miles along the road.
A cattle guard 23.7 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
South Fork American River runs 0.1 mi off.
Sugarloaf stands 1,123 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles northeast.

Maximum stay limit for camping outside of a developed campground is 10 days per district/per calendar year. Vehicles must be parked within one vehicle length of the edge of the surface of a designated road or trail. … make sure that it is at least 100 feet away from streams and lakes … Dispersed campsites must be outside the boundary markings of developed campgrounds.
Camping rules

September normals 55–84°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Alder Creek (FR 11N46) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access