NFS Rd 523 B in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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NFS Rd 523 B in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

30 mi from Pagosa Springs

Maps 8,988 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 Sowards Number 4 Dam.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 4%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Trout Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
  • Baldy Mountain stands 3,502 ft above the map pin, 4.4 miles west.

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 28–57°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.