Smokey Bear Flat (FR 03S04) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access in California

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Smokey Bear Flat (FR 03S04) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

6.0 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,658 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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

Difficult
  • All 7.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Gilbert Peak.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

6 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.6 and mile 4: reported by travellers.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Gilbert Peak stands 958 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles east.

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

September normals 35–73°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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