BLM 5677 — Tenderfoot Hill in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 5677 — Tenderfoot Hill in CO

Road corridorBLM, Royal Gorge

1.3 mi from Salida

Maps 7,535 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Royal Gorge Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 2.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,000 ft over 2.7 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 26%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Big Baldy Mountain stands 3,211 ft above the map pin, 5.0 miles east.
  • Arkansas River runs 0.6 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land. … After the 14 days have been reached, you must move at least 30 air miles away from the previously occupied location.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–64°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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