Claypit Cutoff (FR 03S07) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Claypit Cutoff (FR 03S07) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

7.9 mi from Mammoth Lakes

1.1 mi off US 395 (straight line)

Maps 7,258 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 10 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Hot Springs.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 3.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Laurel Mountain stands 4,542 ft above the map pin, 7.5 miles south.
  • Antelope Spring lies 0.7 mi off.

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 28–64°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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