Willow Flat (FR 09N10) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Willow Flat (FR 09N10) in CA
Road corridorEldorado NF, Placerville Ranger District
16 mi from Meyers
Maps 6,329 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 6.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Jim Quinn Spring.
- Winds through 6 switchbacks.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Baltic Ridge stands 1,328 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles southwest.
- Willow Flat Creek runs 0.5 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 39–63°F, 4.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.