Co Rd 231A in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 231A in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

18 mi from Salida

Maps 10,481 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Monarch Pass.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 1,200 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 61%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Monarch Ridge stands 1,395 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles south.
  • South Arkansas River runs 0.1 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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–48°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.