Usfs 505 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Usfs 505 in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

37 mi from Del Norte

Maps 11,154 ft

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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 Bachelor 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: 80 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 59%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 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 1.1 miles off.
  • McKenzie Mountain stands 591 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles southwest.

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 26–51°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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