Pool Table (FR 600) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pool Table (FR 600) in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

27 mi from Del Norte

8.7 mi off US 160 (straight line)

Maps 8,466 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Rio Grande National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TMARGINAL
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • 16.5 of this road’s 28.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 18.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 5,100 ft over 28.2 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 26%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Cattle guards 6 and 17.4 miles along the road.
  • Water crossings 13.4, 13.6, 13.7, 13.9 and 19.6 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 2.9 and mile 19.1: 3 mapped spots.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Ute Peak stands 2,400 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles southeast.
  • Rio Grande runs 0.1 mi off.

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 25–61°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.