Crater MTN-Flats (FR 01S03) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Crater MTN-Flats (FR 01S03) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

15 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,396 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.1–0.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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 3.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Crater Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Mount Wood stands 5,232 ft above the map pin, 7.4 miles west.

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 29–63°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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