FR 02N04 — Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

28 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 6,690 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.4–1.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi

VerizonUSABLE

AT&TWEAK

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

All 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Estimated climb: 250 ft over 1.2 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
Mount Warren stands 5,631 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles west.
The Mono Lake shoreline is 0.6 mi off.

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

October normals 31–66°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

FR 02N04 — Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve in CA -- Camping Rules & Access