Grouse Creek (FR 08S012) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Grouse Creek (FR 08S012) in CA
Road corridorSierra NF, High Sierra Ranger District
15 mi from Auberry
Maps 7,024 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 3/1–1/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · counted per Ranger District
VerizonSTRONG
AT&TSTRONG
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 5.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Kerckhoff Dome.
- Estimated climb: 820 ft over 5.8 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 26%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-ends 0.5 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
- A gate 5.4 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Grouse Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
- Kaiser Peak stands 3,255 ft above the map pin, 6.1 miles north.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 36–62°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.