Minarets RD (FR 04S081) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Minarets RD (FR 04S081) in CA
Road corridorSierra NF, Bass Lake Ranger District
4.1 mi from North Fork
21 mi off US 395 (straight line)
Maps 2,588 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.4, 2.8–4.1, 7–7.3 and 57.8–58.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · counted per Ranger District
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Road Access
Difficult
- 61.4 of this road’s 113.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 59.8 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 17,300 ft over 113.6 miles through 110 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 39%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-ends 2.8 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
- A gate 85.3 miles along the road, signed private.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Castle Peak stands 1,464 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 52–78°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.