Resolution Mountain Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Resolution Mountain Rd in CO

Road corridorWhite River NF, Holy Cross Ranger District

10 mi from Frisco

Maps 11,137 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

White River National Forest ↗

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 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 310 ft through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 37%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Ptarmigan Hill stands 1,009 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles southwest.

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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 24–48°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.