Santa Rita Flat RD (FR 12S104) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Santa Rita Flat RD (FR 12S104) in CA
Road corridorInyo NF, Mt. Whitney Ranger District
19 mi from Big Pine
Maps 6,764 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
Difficult
- All 10 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Santa Rita Spring.
- Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 10 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- Santa Rita Spring lies 0.1 mi off.
- Mazourka Peak stands 2,632 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles north.
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 38–66°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.