Primative Camping
Cedric Williams
forest. Three questions:
1. Where's a good place with trees and nearby lake or stream
2. Is it lawful to just camp wherever you can find an uninhabited area
3. What kind of permits are required
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> I'm looking to do some camping away from campgrounds in the Inyo
> national forest. Three questions:
> 1. Where's a good place with trees and nearby lake or stream
Anybody who would reveal their favorite primitive sites on the
internet is crazy! Half the fun of primitive camping is discovering
these places for yourself. Get the Inyo National Forest map and
start looking...generally, I look for roads that appear to be near
lakes or streams...then I go check 'em out.
> 2. Is it lawful to just camp wherever you can find an uninhabited area
Generally, yes, at least you should be able to car-camp within 150 feet
of any road you can drive an automobile on. However, there is a
general rule that you're not supposed to camp within 1/4-mile of a
water source (perhaps this is just Arizona?)...though this is a rarely
enforced rule...especially if there is a well-established primitive
site in such a location. (And, of course, the Forest Service almost
always breaks their own rule when establishing new campgrounds.)
I usually look for existing primitive sites anyway...they're not too
hard to find and are often very cool places to camp.
Sometimes there are local restrictions.
Best to check with one of the Inyo ranger stations.
> 3. What kind of permits are required
Has the Inyo started with these wonderful "user fees?" (Read,
yet another tax.) Beyond that, there should not be permits
required for just camping and hiking.
Here's a link to get you started...at the least it has the
ranger telephone numbers to get permit info straight from those
you should be asking anyway.
http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/ca_inyo.HTM
Take care and have fun,
Eric
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