W 9-J Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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W 9-J Rd in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Platte Ranger District

14 mi from Perry Park

Maps 7,738 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Thunder Butte.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 12%.
  • Estimated climb: 50 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.0 miles off.
  • Thunder Butte stands 2,072 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–60°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.