Foothill Road Symmes Crk (FR 13S08) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Foothill Road Symmes Crk (FR 13S08) in CA
Road corridorInyo NF, Mt. Whitney Ranger District
16 mi from Lone Pine
Maps 5,422 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
- Near Shepherd Pass Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Mount Bradley stands 7,848 ft above the map pin, 4.4 miles west.
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 within an Inyo National Forest Recreation Restriction Area, except within the campsites located in developed campgrounds or in the posted overflow areas.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 45–72°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.