Sauls Crk (Cr 527) (FR 608) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Sauls Crk (Cr 527) (FR 608) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Columbine Ranger District
2.5 mi from Bayfield
1.2 mi off US 160 (straight line)
Maps 6,975 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1–1.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/30Stay 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
Moderate
- 0.2 of this road’s 3.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 0.4, 1.2 and 1.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
- Sauls Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Indian Mountain stands 3,498 ft above the map pin, 9.7 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 32–63°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.