Bawdy (FR 09S040) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Bawdy (FR 09S040) in CA
Road corridorSierra NF, High Sierra Ranger District
14 mi from Auberry
Maps 7,794 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · counted per Ranger District
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 2.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Tamarack Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 260 ft over 2.4 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
- Dead-ends 1.1 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
- Water crossings 1 and 2.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- South Fork Tamarack Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
- Red Mountain stands 2,080 ft above the map pin, 5.8 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 33–59°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.