Hatchery Interp Site (FR 03S29) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

7.6 mi from Crowley Lake

Maps 7,082 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

Easy

All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
Near Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location).
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 4,718 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles southwest.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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 28–65°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Hatchery Interp Site (FR 03S29) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access