FR 03S124 — Valentine Lake Trailhead in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 03S124 — Valentine Lake Trailhead in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

3.5 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,607 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.4–1.1 are inside the Town of Mammoth Lakes, whose rules apply there.

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 4.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 4.3 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 23%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.3: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Laurel Mountain stands 4,193 ft above the map pin, 5.4 miles southeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

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 28–62°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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