Camp Creek (FR 10N57) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Camp Creek (FR 10N57) in CA

Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District

6.9 mi from Grizzly Flats

Maps 4,703 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.1–5.8, 7.8–8.2 and 8.6–9.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Eldorado National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/31Stay limit: 10 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
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AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Rough
  • All 9.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 4.5 miles of graded dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 11 switchbacks.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Old Iron Mountain stands 1,197 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northeast.

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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 45–71°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.