East Pasture Loop (FR 0886-004) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access in California

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East Pasture Loop (FR 0886-004) in CA

Road corridorTahoe NF, Truckee Ranger District

4.0 mi from Truckee

Maps 5,880 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Motor-vehicle season 4/24–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 1.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Billy Hill.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.3 and mile 1: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Prosser Creek runs 0.5 mi off.
  • Sagehen Hills stands 1,830 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles west.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping on the Tahoe National Forest is limited to 14 days in a calendar year.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

September normals 3875°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.