Crooked Creek (FR 05S01) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Crooked Creek (FR 05S01) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

14 mi from Bishop

9.1 mi off US 6 (straight line)

Maps 10,427 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 9.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9, 6.1, 8, 8.1 and 8.2 miles along the road.
  • A gate 7.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.2 miles off.
  • Campito Mountain stands 1,137 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles northwest.

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 26–50°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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