Ophir Creek (FR 360) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, San Carlos Ranger District

18 mi from Colorado City

18 mi off I-25 (straight line)

Maps 10,695 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.9–9.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

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Difficult

1.9 of this road’s 9.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.9 miles of dirt.
Near Deer Peak.
Estimated climb: 2,100 ft over 9.9 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 27%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A cattle guard at the start of the road.
A water crossing 5.5 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Deer Peak stands 878 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles northwest.

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 27–50°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Ophir Creek (FR 360) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access