Old Aspen Road (FR 08S01F) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Old Aspen Road (FR 08S01F) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

12 mi from West Bishop

11 mi off US 395 (straight line)

Maps 8,839 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
  • 0.2 of this road’s 1.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Tyee Trailhead.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 1.4 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Table Mountain stands 2,868 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles south.

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 32–53°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.