Carpenter Creek (FR 11N47) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Carpenter Creek (FR 11N47) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
13 mi from Grizzly Flats
Maps 5,457 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.2–1.6, 2.2–8.7 and 9.8–10.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 10 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
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Road Access
Difficult
- 7.6 of this road’s 19.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 19.3 miles of it dirt.
- Near Sugar Bun.
- Estimated climb: 4,400 ft over 19.4 miles through 26 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Ora Spring lies 0.8 mi off.
- Pyramid Peak stands 4,519 ft above the map pin, 12 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
Climate averages
October normals 41–67°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.