Hilton Crk Trailhead (FR 04S14) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

0.6 mi from Crowley Lake

Maps 7,183 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

VerizonSTRONG

AT&TSTRONG

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

0.4 of this road’s 0.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Hilton Creek Trailhead.
Estimated climb: 260 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 23%.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Known camping along this road at mile 0: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Mount Morgan stands 5,821 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles south.

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 41–65°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Hilton Crk Trailhead (FR 04S14) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access