Pope Estate Service Road (FR 1317) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Pope Estate Service Road (FR 1317) in CA
Dispersed camping corridorLake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
3.5 mi from South Lake Tahoe
Maps 6,255 ft
Designated sites only
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/1
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Road Access
Easy
- All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
- Near Tallac Historic Site.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
- Mount Tallac stands 3,464 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles southwest.
- The Lake Tahoe shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 32–62°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.