Pyramid Creek (FR 11NY33) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Pyramid Creek (FR 11NY33) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
5.7 mi from Meyers
Maps 6,133 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/31Stay limit: 10 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
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T-MobileSTRONG
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Pyramid Creek Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 0 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road with a mapped turnaround at the end.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Ralston Peak stands 3,078 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles northeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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 37–63°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.