Scoits Creek (FR 10N26) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Scoits Creek (FR 10N26) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
9.5 mi from Meyers
Maps 7,792 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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Road Access
Difficult
- All 4.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 4.1 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 53%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.5 and mile 0.6: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Cody Lake lies 1.1 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 37–57°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.