Carma Loop (FR 08S40) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

12 mi from Big Pine

Maps 7,274 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

1.1 of this road’s 3.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.2 miles of it dirt.
Near Inyo National Forest.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

5 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.2 and mile 2.9: reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Clem Nelson Peak stands 3,780 ft above the map pin, 7.6 miles north.

Within a 10-mile radius of any undeveloped campsite for a period longer than 14 consecutive days... Anywhere within the Inyo National Forest for more than 28 total days during a calendar year.
Camping rules

September normals 43–73°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Carma Loop (FR 08S40) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access in California