Mono Craters-East (FR 01N24) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mono Craters-East (FR 01N24) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

17 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,544 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

Difficult
  • All 8.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Crater Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 2,300 ft over 8.8 miles, with sustained grades near 12%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 4.4: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Crater Mountain stands 1,603 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles west.

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 33–60°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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