Brandon Canyon (FR 10N75) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Brandon Canyon (FR 10N75) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
7.9 mi from Grizzly Flats
Maps 4,925 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
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 4.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Iron Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 760 ft over 4.3 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Old Iron Mountain stands 975 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles north.
- Fiddlers Spring lies 0.7 mi off.
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 44–66°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.