Red Mountain (FR 08S010) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Red Mountain (FR 08S010) in CA
Road corridorSierra NF, High Sierra Ranger District
16 mi from Auberry
Maps 7,184 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
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 20.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 20 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,500 ft over 20.1 miles through 24 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 32%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Tamarack Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Red Mountain stands 2,690 ft above the map pin, 4.9 miles east.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 35–61°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.