Halfmoon (FR 110) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Halfmoon (FR 110) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Leadville Ranger District

9.4 mi from Leadville

2.5 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 10,066 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • 7.5 of this road’s 12.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Emerald Lake.
  • Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 12.3 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 20%.
  • 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 2.6 and 5.5 miles along the road.
  • A gate 5.2 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Mount Elbert stands 4,367 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles southwest.
  • Elbert Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

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 24–50°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.