Heister Gulch (FR 180) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Heister Gulch (FR 180) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

6.1 mi from Salida

5.8 mi off US 50 (straight line)

Maps 9,639 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 2.9–3.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 8.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Jack Rabbit Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 880 ft over 8.7 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 22%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 0.7 miles along the road, signed private.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.0 miles off.
  • Big Baldy Mountain stands 1,107 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles southeast.

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 30–54°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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