Smith Creek in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Smith Creek in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Sopris Ranger District
14 mi from Aspen
Maps 9,996 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 Gyp Hill.
- 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: 40 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 37%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 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 Table Mountain stands 2,045 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles north.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 23–51°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.