Red Dirt Basin (FR 611.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Red Dirt Basin (FR 611.1) in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Eagle Ranger District
14 mi from Dotsero
Maps 8,709 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.7–3.1 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- 2.7 of this road’s 3.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.7 miles of it dirt.
- Near Porphyry Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 160 ft over 3.1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- W Mountain stands 3,174 ft above the map pin, 7.8 miles west.
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 30–54°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.