Usfs 503A in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Usfs 503A in CO
Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District
37 mi from Del Norte
Maps 10,988 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Nelson Mountain.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 520 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 61%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Nelson Mountain stands 1,105 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles southeast.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 27–52°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.