Spring Gulch (FR 529.2) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Spring Gulch (FR 529.2) in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Eagle Ranger District
6.5 mi from Gypsum
Maps 8,218 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.6–1 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
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.6 of this road’s 1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 0.6 miles of it dirt.
- Near Suicide Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 180 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
- Suicide Mountain stands 1,620 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles southeast.
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 34–57°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.