Wilfred Canyon (FR 03S01) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wilfred Canyon (FR 03S01) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

6.1 mi from Crowley Lake

Maps 6,985 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 17.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
  • Mount Morgan stands 6,019 ft above the map pin, 10 miles south.
  • The Lake Crowley shoreline is 1.1 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 28–65°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.