Taboose Creek Road approach from US 395

Route segment

Plan with 1 source-backed fact, 4 related records, and explicit uncertainty.

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Check vehicle access before departure. Confirm current road conditions and low-clearance suitability with the land or road manager. The road description does not establish fallback parking or added walking distance.

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Taboose Creek Road junction at US 395

Pretrip current conditions recheck

Current status
unknown
Required
Yes
Topics
  • road damage
  • closures
  • vehicle suitability
  • parking
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-road-taboose-creek, scope-route-taboose-road-access, scope-entrance-taboose-us395, scope-trailhead-taboose-pass

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Inyo County road-status page and linked closure documents are the official road recheck destination. The retrieved index alone does not establish this road open or suitable for any vehicle.

    Publisher
    Inyo County Public Works
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source text, table and visual map review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T21:40:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: Inyo County Public Works

Source: Inyo County Public Works. Retrieved: 2026-10-06.

Road access description

Current passability
unknown
Distance miles
Approximately
6
Endpoint
road end at trailhead
From
US 395 about 12 miles south of Big Pine
Surface
rough, bumpy dirt road
Turn
west on Taboose Creek Road
Vehicle clearance requirement
unknown
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-road-taboose-creek, scope-route-taboose-road-access, scope-entrance-taboose-us395, scope-trailhead-taboose-pass

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    USFS Getting There directs visitors west from US 395 about 12 miles south of Big Pine, approximately six miles along rough, bumpy Taboose Creek Road to its end.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source text, table and visual map review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T21:40:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest

Source: USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest. Retrieved: 2026-10-06.

Still unresolved

Vehicle access check: Confirm current road conditions and suitability for your vehicle with the road or land manager before departure. A road description does not establish a usable low-clearance fallback, legal fallback parking, or added walking distance and elevation; those remain unknown unless separately evidenced.

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Recorded for: Taboose Creek Road approach from US 395

Directionality
bidirectional access road
Distance miles
6
Distance status
approximate
End node id
trailhead-taboose-pass
Mode
road access; separate from hiking mileage
Route role
official mainline
Start node id
entrance-taboose-us395
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-road-taboose-creek, scope-route-taboose-road-access, scope-entrance-taboose-us395, scope-trailhead-taboose-pass

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    USFS directions explicitly connect the US 395 turnoff to the road-end trailhead along Taboose Creek Road, approximately six miles. No intermediate spur distance is derived.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source text, table and visual map review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T21:40:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest

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