Alder Creek Picnic (FR 11N53) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Alder Creek Picnic (FR 11N53) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
11 mi from Pollock Pines
Maps 3,522 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 10 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
- Near Granite Spring.
- Estimated climb: 530 ft over 1 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 26%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- A water crossing 0.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Alder Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Iron Mountain stands 2,718 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles south.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Rules
- 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
Climate averages
October normals 48–74°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.