Lake Fork (FR 430) in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

26 mi from Pagosa Springs

0.0 mi off US 160 (straight line)

Maps 11,431 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

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

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Difficult

9.9 of this road’s 26.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5.4 miles of dirt.
Near Leopard Creek Pass.
Estimated climb: 4,100 ft over 26.1 miles through 21 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 25%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-ends 0.3 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
A gate 23.2 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Table Mountain stands 1,255 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles south.
Hunter Reservoir lies 0.4 mi off.

Dispersed camping is camping outside of developed campgrounds on the Rio Grande National Forest. There is no fee to dispersed camp.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
Camping rules

October normals 23–45°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Lake Fork (FR 430) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access