Mormon Emigrant Trail (FR 10N50) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Mormon Emigrant Trail (FR 10N50) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
3.9 mi from Pollock Pines
2.0 mi off US 50 (straight line)
Maps 3,738 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.3, 2.7–3.2, 4–5.5, 6.8–7.5, 10.1–10.8, 11.1–12.9, 17–17.6, 18.7–19.3, 20.2–21, 22.4–23.7 and 56.6–56.9 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
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Road Access
Difficult
- 21 of this road’s 49.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 20 miles of dirt.
- Near Fleming Meadows Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 22 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 34.3 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 29.8: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Baltic Peak stands 1,339 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles southeast.
- The Jenkinson Lake shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
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 50–73°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.