Gold Camp (FR 370) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Gold Camp (FR 370) in CO

Dispersed camping corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District

8.8 mi from Manitou Springs

Maps 9,867 ft

Designated sites only

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • 0.6 of this road’s 10.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.9 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 2,100 ft over 10.3 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 57%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Gates 4.9, 5.1, 7.4 and 10.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Mount Rosa stands 1,638 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles north.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Penrose-Rosemont Reservoir lies 0.6 mi off.

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.
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Climate averages

October normals 29–52°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.