79 Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
79 Rd in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Rifle Ranger District
20 mi from Carbondale
Maps 9,450 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
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Near Van Mountain.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 200 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 57%.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
- Spruce Mountain stands 1,383 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles south.
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 29–51°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.