Dead Buck Reservoir in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Dead Buck Reservoir in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Holy Cross Ranger District
2.5 mi from Avon
Maps 7,960 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
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Near Avon Whitewater Park.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 26%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 180 ft, with sustained grades near 26% and pitches to 31%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- June Creek Ditch runs 0.1 mi off.
- Red and White Mountain stands 3,236 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles northeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
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.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–58°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.