Walker Creek (FR 19S01) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Walker Creek (FR 19S01) in CA
Road corridorInyo NF, Mt. Whitney Ranger District
23 mi from Lone Pine
1.7 mi off US 395 (straight line)
Maps 5,148 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.4 of this road’s 2.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Olancha Pass Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 2.4 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 1.3 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Olancha Peak stands 6,970 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles northwest.
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 47–70°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.