Kimball Creek Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Kimball Creek Rd in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Rifle Ranger District
8.7 mi from Battlement Mesa
Maps 7,953 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
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Sugarloaf Mountain.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 20%, 10% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 440 ft, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Haystack Mountain stands 3,022 ft above the map pin, 5.1 miles northeast.
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 38–60°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.