Silver City Road (FR 712.2) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Silver City Road (FR 712.2) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District
2.1 mi from Georgetown
0.7 mi off I-70 (straight line)
Maps 11,035 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.5–2.5, 3.5–3.8, 4.5–10.1 and 10.9–14.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 14.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Saxon Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 4,000 ft over 14.5 miles through 28 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 40%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 10.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Saxon Mountain stands 503 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles southwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 21–46°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.