FR 03S125 — Valentine Lake Trailhead in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

4.1 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,358 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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

VerizonUSABLE

AT&TSTRONG

T-MobileSTRONG

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Rough

All 1.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Laurel Mountain stands 4,442 ft above the map pin, 5.8 miles south.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 29–63°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

FR 03S125 — Valentine Lake Trailhead in CA -- Camping Rules & Access