Tames No 1 Reservoir in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Tames No 1 Reservoir in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Holy Cross Ranger District
4.6 mi from Edwards
Maps 9,222 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
VerizonUSABLE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileUSABLE
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 24%, 60% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 0 ft, with sustained grades near 24%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
- The Lower Beard Number One Reservoir shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Red and White Mountain stands 1,974 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles east.
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.
Climate averages
October normals 20–52°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.