Buffehr in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Buffehr in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Holy Cross Ranger District
4.0 mi from Avon
Maps 8,960 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 Davos Peak.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 10 ft, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 39%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- A river runs 1.1 mi off.
- Bald Mountain stands 3,169 ft above the map pin, 6.6 miles northeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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 21–52°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.