Sugarloaf (FR 09S008) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Sugarloaf (FR 09S008) in CA
Road corridorSierra NF, High Sierra Ranger District
0.6 mi from Auberry
Maps 3,975 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.4–0.7, 1.5–1.9, 2.5–3.3 and 7.2–10.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 3/1–1/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · counted per Ranger District
VerizonUSABLE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 24.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 5,700 ft over 24.1 miles through 43 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 32%.
- Water crossings 15.9, 16.1, 17.8, 17.9, 19.7, 19.8, 19.9, 20 and 23.6 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- A reservoir lies 0.8 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Mount Stevenson stands 2,428 ft above the map pin, 6.7 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 48–72°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.