South Lake Road (FR 08S01) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

14 mi from West Bishop

Maps 9,773 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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Moderate

0.3 of this road’s 0.4 miles are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
Near South Lake Picnic Area.
Estimated climb: 50 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 14%.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Table Mountain stands 1,934 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles northwest.
The South Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.

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

October normals 29–50°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

South Lake Road (FR 08S01) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access