Eight miles from Herlong, County Road A25 is basically base access
County Road A25 ties Herlong to Amedee Army Air Field and Sierra Army Depot, running those last few miles into Honey Lake Valley as the only practical road in and out by car. Think of it as an on‑post connector, not a transport service. There is no public transit, no rideshare stand, and no taxi rank along A25; you arrive in your own vehicle or in a government/contractor truck, then park near Main at the airfield as directed by your unit or host.
The road functions under base-security rules even though it carries a county number. Access to Sierra Army Depot and Amedee Army Air Field involves ID checks at controlled points, so you should expect to show a CAC, retiree ID, or visitor pass before you ever reach Main. That security posture is exactly why there is no fixed-route bus using County Road A25, even though transit enthusiasts sometimes list numbered county roads as potential corridors around installations.
Amedee Army Airfield sits several miles from Herlong’s center, so County Road A25 ends up handling almost all POV traffic for people flying in and out on military or contract missions. r/army regulars talk about being effectively stuck walking once they are on post, with only occasional shuttle vans on larger bases, and the same pattern applies here: no scheduled shuttle runs up and down A25, and nothing timed to aircraft operations on Main.
People with repeat business at Sierra Army Depot mostly solve this by driving themselves. Reddit threads about base life mention that soldiers, civilians, and contractors keep their own cars on post or build carpools along routes like A25 rather than waiting on a bus that will never come. If you are flying via Amedee AAF, sort out a POV, rental from Reno or Susanville, or a confirmed pickup by your unit; do not assume there will be a Lyft or local cab within 20 miles of Main.
Practical tip: plan your arrival along County Road A25 to hit the gate at least 30 minutes before any report time at Main, in case of slow ID checks or brief traffic backups at Sierra Army Depot’s access control point.