Parker Bench Road (FR 01S101) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Parker Bench Road (FR 01S101) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

17 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 8,442 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 3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Parker Lake Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 890 ft over 3 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 19%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Mount Wood stands 4,186 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southwest.
  • The Parker Lake shoreline is 0.6 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 27–57°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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