Mammoth Mtn Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mammoth Mtn Rd in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

33 mi from Del Norte

Maps 8,896 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

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Near Creede Fork.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Estimated climb: 730 ft, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 17%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mammoth Mountain stands 2,755 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles north.
  • A pond lies 0.7 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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 32–57°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.