Fern CR (FR 522) in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

34 mi from Pagosa Springs

Maps 8,992 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

VerizonNONE

AT&TWEAK

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

1.6 of this road’s 9.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.6 miles of dirt.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 11 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 1.7 and mile 1.9: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Bristol Head stands 3,711 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles northeast.

Dispersed camping is camping outside of developed campgrounds on the Rio Grande National Forest. There is no fee to dispersed camp.
Camping rules

October normals 26–59°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Fern CR (FR 522) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access