South Fork Tamarack - FS 9s069

This 7.9-mile road is a high-elevation artery providing fast, efficient access to the heart of the high-country trail network, including hiking trails accessing the Dinkey Lakes Wilderness. This road connects between CA 168 and FS 9S009 - Rock Creek Road. The road is a wide, smooth two-lane track with a packed dirt and decomposed granite (DG) surface, allowing for moderate speeds. The area was impacted by the 2020 Creek Wildfire, but this section escaped the highest severity, leaving behind a beautiful patchwork of healthy canopy interspersed with hazardous standing snags. The route has a gentle, rolling terrain. It reaches ~8,000' in elevation, so Summer and Fall are the best times to visit.