Forest Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Forest Rd in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District

4.4 mi from Manitou Springs

Maps 9,634 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Marys Mountain.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 4%, 50% of it on a shelf.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.7 miles off.
  • Sachett Mountain stands 2,953 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles west.
  • Seep Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping within 100 feet of a body of water (such as a lake, stream, pond, or river) unless in a Forest Service developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–53°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.