Muddy Pass in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Muddy Pass in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Holy Cross Ranger District
10 mi from Avon
Maps 7,490 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.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 20%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 230 ft, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 30%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.2 miles off.
- Piney Ridge stands 4,080 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles northeast.
- Grape Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
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 30–60°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.