Lost Canyon (FR 398) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lost Canyon (FR 398) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Leadville Ranger District

14 mi from Leadville

Maps 10,007 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.2–5.6 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
  • 2.7 of this road’s 6.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near End authorized motorized route.
  • Estimated climb: 3,000 ft over 6.8 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 22%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Quail Mountain stands 3,453 ft above the map pin, 4.5 miles southwest.

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 23–52°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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