Avalanche Bypass (FR 01N56) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

25 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 6,517 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

VerizonWEAK

AT&TWEAK

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Rough

All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Upside-Down House.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Mono Dome stands 4,072 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles west.
The Mono Lake shoreline is 0.5 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 34–67°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Avalanche Bypass (FR 01N56) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access