Missouri Gulch (FR 347) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Missouri Gulch (FR 347) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District

8.1 mi from Palmer Lake

Maps 8,392 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 5.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Mini Moab.
  • Estimated climb: 820 ft over 5.3 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
  • Mount Deception stands 953 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles south.

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 32–59°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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