White MTN Road (FR 04S01) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

15 mi from Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek

7.5 mi off US 6 (straight line)

Maps 11,234 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-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Rough

All 14.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 13.6 miles of it dirt.
Near Patriarch Grove Picnic Area.
Estimated climb: 2,900 ft over 14.6 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate 4.5 miles along the road.

Some privacy

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 23–47°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

White MTN Road (FR 04S01) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access