Cedar Gulch (FR 255) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cedar Gulch (FR 255) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

11 mi from Salida

Maps 9,457 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 6.4–6.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 6.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Mount Shavano Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 6.6 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 22%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 4.8 and 5.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Mount Shavano stands 4,760 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles west.
  • South Sand Creek runs 1.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping within 100 feet of a body of water (such as a lake, stream, pond, or river) unless in a Forest Service developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–54°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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