Dead Horse Gulch 4WD (FR 173) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dead Horse Gulch 4WD (FR 173) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

2.9 mi from Salida

Maps 8,403 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/16–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 3.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Rick Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 890 ft over 3.7 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 37%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Big Baldy Mountain stands 2,343 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles east.

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 29–61°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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