FR 13S105 — Boron Springs in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 13S105 — Boron Springs in CA
Road corridorInyo NF, Mt. Whitney Ranger District
17 mi from Lone Pine
Maps 5,388 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
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.1 and mile 0.4: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Independence Peak stands 6,266 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles west.
- Pinyon Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
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 44–72°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.