FR 04S107 — Tom's Place Monument in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 04S107 — Tom's Place Monument in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

2.8 mi from Crowley Lake

Maps 6,964 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 1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 100 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Red Mountain stands 4,508 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles southwest.
  • A pond lies 0.6 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 30–65°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.