Lake Circle Drive (FR 306) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District

1.3 mi from Cascade-Chipita Park

Maps 9,480 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

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

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Moderate

0.1 of this road’s 6.1 miles are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
Near abandoned bull pen.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 12 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Pikes Peak stands 4,626 ft above the map pin, 8.8 miles south.

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.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
Camping rules

October normals 27–53°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Lake Circle Drive (FR 306) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access