Bear Gulch (FR 304) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bear Gulch (FR 304) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, San Carlos Ranger District

13 mi from Lincoln Park

Maps 8,070 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 3.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Locke Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 3.6 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 39%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • McKinley Mountain stands 928 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southwest.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–60°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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