Delilah (FR 12S19) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Delilah (FR 12S19) in CA

Road corridorSequoia NF, Hume Lake Ranger District

9.5 mi from Squaw Valley

Maps 4,398 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 10.9–12.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Sequoia National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.8 of this road’s 13.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Delilah Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 13.4 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 37%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 10.3: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
  • Clover Meadow Spring lies 0.6 mi off.
  • Spanish Mountain stands 5,642 ft above the map pin, 15 miles northeast.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 48–70°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.