Horseshoe Meadows (FR 16S02) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Horseshoe Meadows (FR 16S02) in CA
Road corridorInyo NF, Mt. Whitney Ranger District
10 mi from Lone Pine
Maps 10,027 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
Moderate
- 1 of this road’s 1.5 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Trail Peak stands 1,571 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southwest.
- South Fork Cottonwood Creek runs 0.7 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 28–53°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.