Lower R Crk Track Q-048 (FR 04S02) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Lower R Crk Track Q-048 (FR 04S02) in CA
Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District
2.9 mi from Crowley Lake
0.0 mi off US 395 (straight line)
Maps 7,046 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
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 9.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Tom's Place Monument.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 10 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard 8.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Red Mountain stands 4,426 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles southwest.
- A canal runs 1.0 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 30–65°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.