French Gulch Rec Area (FR 26S47) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
French Gulch Rec Area (FR 26S47) in CA
Road corridorSequoia NF, Kern River Ranger District
1.4 mi from Lake Isabella
Maps 2,650 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
- Near Isabella Peak.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-ends 0.2 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Lake Isabella shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Cooks Peak stands 4,273 ft above the map pin, 5.0 miles northwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 49–79°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.