Unnamed road, Royal Gorge in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Unnamed road, Royal Gorge in CO

Road corridorBLM, Royal Gorge

5.9 mi from Salida

Maps 7,937 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

BLM Royal Gorge Field Office ↗

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

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 14%, 30% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 410 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Known camping along this road between mile 1.2 and mile 1.5: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mount Shavano stands 6,280 ft above the map pin, 8.6 miles northwest.

Rules

  • You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land. … After the 14 days have been reached, you must move at least 30 air miles away from the previously occupied location.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–61°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.