Brush-Gypsum (FR 414.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Brush-Gypsum (FR 414.1) in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Eagle Ranger District
12 mi from Edwards
Maps 8,633 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/21–11/22Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 6.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Mount Eve.
- Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 6.6 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Mount Eve stands 2,514 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles northeast.
- The Sylvan Lake shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
Rules
- Camping, unless in a Forest Service developed recreation site or designated dispersed site, within 100 feet of a body of water (such as a lake, stream, pond, river, wetland) or a National Forest System Trail. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(e)
- Camp at least 100 ft from body of water or national forest system trail; except at developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 31–57°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.