Box Canyon in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Box Canyon in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Holy Cross Ranger District
13 mi from Avon
Maps 8,848 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Cottonwood Peak.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 14%.
- Estimated climb: 3,000 ft through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 36%.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.7 miles off.
- Cottonwood Peak stands 2,628 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northeast.
Rules
- Dispersed campers should choose a site that is already impacted, no more than 300' from the centerline of the road and at least 100' from any body of water.…Unless otherwise noted, maximum stay is 14 days within a 30-day period, for recreational use only: residential use is not permitted. After 14 days, campers must relocate outside a 20 mile radius.
- Camp at least 100 ft from body of water or national forest system trail; except at developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
Climate averages
October normals 33–54°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.