Pass CR (FR 390) in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

23 mi from Pagosa Springs

0.0 mi off US 160 (straight line)

Maps 9,208 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

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Difficult

6 of this road’s 14.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.1 miles of dirt.
Near Heart Mountain.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 17 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A cattle guard 3.4 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Heart Mountain stands 1,609 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles west.
Pass Creek Lake lies 0.7 mi off.

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

October normals 32–54°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Pass CR (FR 390) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access