Eddy Creek (FR 274) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Eddy Creek (FR 274) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

11 mi from Buena Vista

3.5 mi off US 285 (straight line)

Maps 9,595 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.2–1.6 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
  • 4.8 of this road’s 5.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Wagon Loop Trail.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 5.7 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 2.1, 2.3, 2.8 and 2.9 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Mount Antero stands 4,651 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles west.

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 29–53°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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