Co Rd 274 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 274 in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

8.8 mi from Buena Vista

Maps 8,498 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 Chalk Cliffs.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 22%.
  • Estimated climb: 400 ft, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 23%.

Known camping along this road at mile 0: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Mount Antero stands 5,748 ft above the map pin, 5.2 miles southwest.
  • A canal 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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–57°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.