Mill Tie (FR 10N41) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mill Tie (FR 10N41) in CA

Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District

11 mi from Grizzly Flats

Maps 5,221 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–4.5 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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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Iron Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 380 ft over 5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Iron Mountain stands 1,019 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles southeast.

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 43–65°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.