NFS Rd 505B in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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NFS Rd 505B in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

35 mi from Del Norte

Maps 10,373 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

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Bachelor Mountain.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 12%.
  • Estimated climb: 560 ft, with sustained grades near 28% and pitches to 48%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Bulldog Mountain stands 581 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles southwest.

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 19–53°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.