Devils Punch Bowl (FR 01S38) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Devils Punch Bowl (FR 01S38) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

17 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,004 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.2 and 3.3–6.4 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 22.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 22.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Aeolian Buttes.
  • Estimated climb: 2,800 ft over 22.8 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
  • 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.
  • Mount Wood stands 5,624 ft above the map pin, 6.4 miles southwest.

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 31–65°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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