Lobo Overlook (FR 402) — Divide in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lobo Overlook (FR 402) — Divide in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

20 mi from Pagosa Springs

0.0 mi off US 160 (straight line)

Maps 11,755 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Rio Grande National Forest ↗

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

Rough
  • All 2.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Wolf Creek Pass.
  • Estimated climb: 930 ft over 2.7 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

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

Climate averages

October normals 23–45°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.