828 Forest Rte in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
828 Forest Rte in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Rifle Ranger District
16 mi from Rifle
Maps 8,754 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Snowdrift Mountain.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 16%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 370 ft, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
- Coulter Mesa stands 536 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles southeast.
Rules
- Dispersed campers should choose a site that is already impacted, no more than 300' from the centerline of the road and at least 100' from any body of water.…Unless otherwise noted, maximum stay is 14 days within a 30-day period, for recreational use only: residential use is not permitted. After 14 days, campers must relocate outside a 20 mile radius.
- Camp at least 100 ft from body of water or national forest system trail; except at developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
Climate averages
October normals 32–53°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.