South Fork Tamarack (FR 09S069) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
South Fork Tamarack (FR 09S069) in CA
Road corridorSierra NF, High Sierra Ranger District
15 mi from Auberry
Maps 7,177 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 21.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Tamarack Mountain.
- Winds through 35 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate at the start of the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Tamarack Mountain stands 739 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles west.
- South Fork Tamarack Creek runs 0.5 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 35–61°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.