Beaver Meadows (FR 135) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Beaver Meadows (FR 135) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Columbine Ranger District
9.1 mi from Bayfield
0.0 mi off US 160 (straight line)
Maps 8,485 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.9–4.3 and 30.9–31.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 mi · no more than 28 days within any continuous 60-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- 16.2 of this road’s 33.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 16.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Indian Mountain.
- Winds through 28 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 4.6: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Indian Mountain stands 1,988 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northeast.
- A river runs 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 31–58°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.