Spring Gulch Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Spring Gulch Rd in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District

1.8 mi from Idaho Springs

Maps 7,861 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

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

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Government Offices Arapaho National Forest (Closed To Public).
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 12%.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Bellevue Mountain stands 1,807 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles north.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Clear Creek runs 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–59°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.