Cat Creek (FR 09N17) — Amador in CA

Road corridorEldorado NF, Amador Ranger District

9.6 mi from Grizzly Flats

Maps 5,574 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.3–4.9, 7.7–30.3 and 30.8–31.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Difficult

29.6 of this road’s 50.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 29.3 miles of it dirt.
Near Lynch Dam.
Estimated climb: 9,600 ft over 50.7 miles through 41 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Twin Gulch Fire Tank lies 0.6 mi off.
Leek Spring Hill stands 2,048 ft above the map pin, 5.2 miles northeast.

Maximum stay limit for camping outside of a developed campground is 10 days per district/per calendar year.
Camping rules

October normals 40–67°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Cat Creek (FR 09N17) — Amador in CA -- Camping Rules & Access