Rampart Range (FR 300) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Rampart Range (FR 300) in CO
Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Platte Ranger District
7.2 mi from Perry Park
Maps 8,765 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 34.6–34.9, 40.8–44.8 and 59.5–60.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 40.8–44.8 are inside the City of Colorado Springs, whose rules apply there.
Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/16–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- All 25.8 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 7 miles of dirt.
- Near Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 55 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 16.8 and 43.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 2.3 and mile 58.6: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Devils Head stands 950 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles east.
- A pond lies 0.7 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 29–55°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.