Granite Springs (FR 11N99) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Granite Springs (FR 11N99) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
11 mi from Pollock Pines
Maps 5,240 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.9–3.1, 3.7–4.1, 5.5–5.8, 6.1–6.7, 7–9.8, 10.9–11.5, 12.9–13.5, 14.3–14.8 and 17–17.3 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 9 of this road’s 20.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 8 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Crystal Range stands 4,690 ft above the map pin, 13 miles east.
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 45–67°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.