Sawmill Cutoff (FR 03S08) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

3.9 mi from Mammoth Lakes

0.0 mi off US 395 (straight line)

Maps 8,241 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping here was prohibited under an order that ran out on September 15, 2026; a renewal has not been confirmed.

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi

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Difficult

14.7 of this road’s 22.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.7 miles of it dirt.
Estimated climb: 3,000 ft over 22.2 miles through 20 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Water crossings 3.8, 4, 8.1, 8.4 and 11.3 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Dry Creek Knoll stands 614 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles west.

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
Camping rules

October normals 26–60°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sawmill Cutoff (FR 03S08) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access