Fourmile Creek (FR 375) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Fourmile Creek (FR 375) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

7.0 mi from Buena Vista

1.0 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 9,202 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.2 of this road’s 11.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Marmot Peak.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 6 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 4.1, 4.3 and 8.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Marmot Peak stands 2,515 ft above the map pin, 1.8 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 31–56°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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