Middle MTN (FR 724) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Middle MTN (FR 724) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Columbine Ranger District
15 mi from Bayfield
Maps 7,890 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 6/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 mi · no more than 28 days within any continuous 60-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.8 of this road’s 12.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.8 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 15 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 3.4: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- West Mountain stands 3,695 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles west.
- Vallecito Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 33–59°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.