Eagle Meadow Road (FR 05N01) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Eagle Meadow Road (FR 05N01) in CA
Road corridorStanislaus NF, Summit Ranger District
23 mi from Mi-Wuk Village
Maps 6,519 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 11.4–12, 14–14.7 and 17.9–18.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/15Stay limit: 21 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 13.3 of this road’s 18.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 18.5 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 10.8 and 12.1 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 5.7 and mile 11.3: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Eagle Peak stands 2,860 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles southeast.
- Niagara Creek runs 1.1 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 38–62°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.