Salt Creek Trailhead (FR 420.2) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Salt Creek Trailhead (FR 420.2) in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Eagle Ranger District
4.8 mi from Edwards
Maps 8,018 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.1–0.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Bellyache Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 300 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 19%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Bellyache Mountain stands 1,666 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles east.
- Kelly Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
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 34–58°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.