Hells Delight (FR 10N28) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Hells Delight (FR 10N28) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
15 mi from Meyers
Maps 6,209 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–2.8, 3.8–4.6, 5.5–6.4, 10–10.5 and 12.7–16.8 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
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 16.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.5 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,400 ft over 16.9 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Silver Fork American River runs 1.1 mi off.
- Pyramid Peak stands 3,767 ft above the map pin, 10 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 35–63°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.