Lower Deadman Bridge RD (FR 03S26) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

8.7 mi from Mammoth Lakes

0.0 mi off US 395 (straight line)

Maps 7,541 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi

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Difficult

All 14 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Legend of Deadman.
Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 14 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 29%.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Water crossings 1.7, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 6.1, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4, 7.5 and 14 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
White Wing Mountain stands 2,469 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles southwest.
Glass Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
Camping rules

October normals 30–63°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Lower Deadman Bridge RD (FR 03S26) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access