Pisgah Lake (FR 175.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Pisgah Lake (FR 175.1) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District
8.3 mi from Georgetown
2.0 mi off I-70 (straight line)
Maps 10,911 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–5.8, 6.5–6.9, 7.6–9.3, 12.6–12.9, 16.4–22.2, 23.3–23.7, 25.7–26.3, 28.6–29.4 and 30.5–36.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 35.7–36 are inside the City of Central, whose rules apply there.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/15–9/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- 34.9 of this road’s 36.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 35.7 miles of it dirt.
- Near Yankee Hill.
- Estimated climb: 9,900 ft over 36.6 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 31%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A locked gate 33.3 miles along the road, signed private.
- A gate 34.4 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 5.6 and mile 16.5: 2 mapped spots.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- Kingston Peak stands 1,237 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles northwest.
- The Silver Lake shoreline is 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 23–45°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.