Bishop Tuff Scenic Loop (FR 04S38) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bishop Tuff Scenic Loop (FR 04S38) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

4.1 mi from Crowley Lake

Maps 7,090 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 14.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Tom's Place Monument.
  • Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 14.7 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 30%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Red Mountain stands 4,382 ft above the map pin, 4.8 miles southwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 33–65°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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