Tenmile (FR 13S09) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access in California
Tenmile (FR 13S09) in CA
Road corridorSequoia NF, Hume Lake Ranger District
17 mi from Squaw Valley
Maps 5,293 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Camping is prohibited on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 10.7 of this road’s 25.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 10.8 miles of dirt.
- Near Hume Lake Christian Camps Welcome Center.
- Estimated climb: 4,100 ft over 25.5 miles through 25 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 25%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 6.1, 7.9 and 8.6 miles along the road.
- A gate 16.6 miles along the road, signed private.
9 known camp spots along this road, between mile 5.4 and mile 21.2: reported by travellers.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Converse Mountain stands 1,944 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles northwest.
- The Hume Lake shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
September normals 50–77°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.