Antelope Cutoff (FR 03S13) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Antelope Cutoff (FR 03S13) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

6.0 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,768 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Inyo National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 4.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Gilbert Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 510 ft over 4.9 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
  • Dead-ends 0.2 miles in at a mapped turnaround.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Gilbert Peak stands 848 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles east.

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 rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–62°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.