Alpers Cyn-Upper (FR 02S42) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

12 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,969 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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Difficult

All 12.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7.6 miles of it dirt.
Near Wilson Butte.
Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 12.3 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 49%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 0.2: .

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 27–60°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Alpers Cyn-Upper (FR 02S42) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access