Upper Lytle Creek Divide (FR 3N31Y) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Upper Lytle Creek Divide (FR 3N31Y) in CA
Road corridorSan Bernardino NF, Front Country Ranger District
3.9 mi from Wrightwood
Maps 6,292 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.1–3.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
San Bernardino National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 4.7 of this road’s 18.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 5,000 ft over 18.4 miles through 30 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.2: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Dawson Peak stands 3,283 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- North Fork Lytle Creek runs 1.2 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 41–64°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.