Van Vleck Ranch (FR 13N22) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Van Vleck Ranch (FR 13N22) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Pacific Ranger District
15 mi from Pollock Pines
9.2 mi off US 50 (straight line)
Maps 5,892 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.5–14.7 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
- 12.9 of this road’s 18.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.8 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 2,500 ft over 18.3 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 24%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 0.5 and 17 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- Robbs Peak stands 794 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles northwest.
- Tells Creek runs 1.1 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 39–63°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.