Co Rd 522 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 522 in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

30 mi from Pagosa Springs

Maps 10,889 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

Rio Grande National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Near Baldy Mountain.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 1,200 ft through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 26% and pitches to 35%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Baldy Mountain stands 1,601 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southwest.
  • Baldy Lake lies 0.7 mi off.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping is camping outside of developed campgrounds on the Rio Grande National Forest. There is no fee to dispersed camp.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 21–50°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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