Narrows (FR 01N50) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Narrows (FR 01N50) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

21 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 6,727 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.5–0.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Be Careful with Fire.
  • Estimated climb: 20 ft over 0.8 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Williams Butte stands 1,698 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles west.
  • Rush Creek runs 0.2 mi off.

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 32–65°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.