Sevenmile Creek (FR 311) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

5.9 mi from Buena Vista

0.0 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 9,174 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.4–10.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

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Difficult

All 11.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 11.3 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A cattle guard 6.3 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Marmot Peak stands 2,543 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles northwest.

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

October normals 25–56°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sevenmile Creek (FR 311) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access