Yoder Gulch in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Yoder Gulch in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Holy Cross Ranger District
12 mi from Leadville North
Maps 9,264 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
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Near Mount Powell.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 30%, 90% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 1,500 ft, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 55%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Sugarloaf Peak stands 3,275 ft above the map pin, 4.5 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 27–53°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.