FR 04S116 — Tom's Place Monument in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

AnyRoost

FR 04S116 — Tom's Place Monument in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

5.2 mi from Crowley Lake

Maps 7,252 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 2.3–3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Inyo National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi
VerizonWEAK
AT&TSTRONG
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 3.3 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.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Red Mountain stands 4,220 ft above the map pin, 6.0 miles southwest.

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 32–64°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.