Taylor Mountain (FR 228) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

16 mi from Salida

Maps 9,500 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 2.3–3.2 and 3.9–5.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

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Difficult

3.4 of this road’s 10.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 10.1 miles of it dirt.
Near Missouri Hill.
Estimated climb: 2,900 ft over 10.7 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 35%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 10.7: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Taylor Mountain stands 4,151 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles north.
South Arkansas River runs 0.1 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 29–54°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Taylor Mountain (FR 228) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access