Goodale Loop (FR 11S02) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Goodale Loop (FR 11S02) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

13 mi from Big Pine

2.9 mi off US 395 (straight line)

Maps 5,577 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 11.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Taboose Pass Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 3,600 ft over 11.7 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 27%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 2 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
  • Goodale Mountain stands 7,151 ft above the map pin, 3.4 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 rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 42–71°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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