Porcupine (FR 024) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Porcupine (FR 024) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Pagosa Ranger District
7.9 mi from Pagosa Springs
2.6 mi off US 84 (straight line)
Maps 7,836 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/15–12/14Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 mi · no more than 28 days within any continuous 60-day period
VerizonWEAK
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T-MobileNONE
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Road Access
Difficult
- 5 of this road’s 10.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5 miles of dirt.
- Near Blue Mountain.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Rito Blanco runs 0.2 mi off.
- Squaretop Mountain stands 3,931 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 31–60°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.