Cascade Cg (FR 162) in CO -- Free Camping & Overnight Parking in Colorado
Cascade Cg (FR 162) in CO
Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Salida Ranger District allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here (Chalk Creek Drainage).
A 0.9-mile stretch of gravel National Forest road in Chaffee County, CO. The road serves Cascade Falls.
All 0.9 miles in are maintained for passenger cars. Gravel the whole way in (0.9 miles). Level ground alongside most of its length. Winds through 3 switchbacks. Dead-end road -- no mapped turnaround; expect to back out or unhitch.
Mount Antero stands 5,210 ft above the site, 2.5 miles south. Chalk Creek runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. Travellers have camped along here. The nearest town, Buena Vista, is 10 mi off.
September normals 40–67°F, 1.6″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Salida Ranger District. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
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