Courtright (FR 10S016) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Courtright (FR 10S016) in CA

Road corridorSierra NF, High Sierra Ranger District

24 mi from Squaw Valley

Maps 7,187 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Sierra National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · counted per Ranger District
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 4.2 of this road’s 14.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 2.5 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~200 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 15 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Gates 9.3 and 13 miles along the road.
  • A locked gate 9.4 miles along the road, signed private.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Hall Mountain stands 1,438 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles north.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–62°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.