Long's Gulch (FR 183) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Long's Gulch (FR 183) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

5.5 mi from Salida

3.6 mi off US 285 (straight line)

Maps 8,557 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 4.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Calumet Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 380 ft over 4.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9 and 4.2 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Cameron Mountain stands 2,438 ft above the map pin, 4.1 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 28–59°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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