Hatchery Road (FR 03S31) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hatchery Road (FR 03S31) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

7.5 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,065 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

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.
  • A gate 0.3 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Laurel Mountain stands 4,735 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles southwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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 27–64°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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