Mammoth Vc Visitor Park (FR 03S14) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mammoth Vc Visitor Park (FR 03S14) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

2.2 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,787 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.3 are inside the Town of Mammoth Lakes, whose rules apply there.

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 0.4 miles of this road are fully maintained, paved the whole way.
  • Near Mammoth Museum.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Mammoth Mountain stands 3,263 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles west.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

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 28–62°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.