Silver Fork (FR 11N40) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Silver Fork (FR 11N40) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
15 mi from Meyers
Maps 4,176 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 7.6–8.1, 8.4–9.3 and 16.3–16.7 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 8.6 of this road’s 25 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 7.7 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 5,800 ft over 25 miles through 26 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 38%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 1.1 and mile 12.6: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Eagle Rock stands 2,038 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles east.
- South Fork American River runs 0.1 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 45–73°F, 3.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.