East Shore Road (FR 01N54) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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East Shore Road (FR 01N54) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

21 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 6,563 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

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 22.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 21.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Navy Beach.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 0 and mile 11.5: .

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.5 miles off.
  • Crater Mountain stands 2,584 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles south.
  • The Mono Lake shoreline is 0.9 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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–66°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.