Red Hill in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Red Hill in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Sopris Ranger District
12 mi from Basalt
Maps 8,208 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 Ruedi Overlook.
- 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: 0 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 43%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 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.
- Red Hill stands 913 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles west.
- Ruedi Reservoir lies 0.3 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 29–57°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.