FR 03S143 — Hot Spring in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 03S143 — Hot Spring in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

7.2 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,539 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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 5.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 5.4 miles, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 26%.
  • Dead-ends 0.5 miles in at a mapped turnaround.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Laurel Mountain stands 4,261 ft above the map pin, 6.3 miles south.
  • Antelope Spring lies 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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–63°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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