Symmes Creek Rd. (FR 14S102) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Symmes Creek Rd. (FR 14S102) in CA
Road corridorInyo NF, Mt. Whitney Ranger District
15 mi from Lone Pine
Maps 6,052 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 2.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Shepherd Pass Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 2.3 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 20%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Mount Bradley stands 7,218 ft above the map pin, 3.9 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 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 43–70°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.