FR 05S105 — Sherwin Grade Southbound Vista Point in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

7.0 mi from Crowley Lake

Maps 6,815 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

VerizonWEAK

AT&TSTRONG

T-MobileUSABLE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

All 2.3 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.
Winds through 4 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A cattle guard 0.1 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
Round Valley Peak stands 5,116 ft above the map pin, 6.3 miles southwest.
Birch Creek runs 0.6 mi off.

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 39–68°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

FR 05S105 — Sherwin Grade Southbound Vista Point in CA -- Camping Rules & Access