Red School House Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Red School House Rd in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

28 mi from Del Norte

Maps 9,302 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 Snowshoe Mountain.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 0%.
  • Estimated climb: 3,500 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 60%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
  • Snowshoe Mountain stands 2,709 ft above the map pin, 2.4 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 29–55°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.