Sand Gulch (FR 305) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sand Gulch (FR 305) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District

1.2 mi from Cascade-Chipita Park

Maps 9,414 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 50 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Pikes Peak stands 4,692 ft above the map pin, 8.3 miles southwest.

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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

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

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