Coyote Flats (FR 07S10) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Coyote Flats (FR 07S10) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

5.0 mi from West Bishop

4.5 mi off US 395 (straight line)

Maps 7,915 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Inyo National Forest ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 8.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Chipmunk Mine.
  • Estimated climb: 4,100 ft over 8.1 miles through 15 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 26%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-ends 0.1 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
  • Water crossings 2.7 and 3.2 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
  • Lookout Mountain stands 3,346 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles southwest.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–59°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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