Usfs 523A in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Usfs 523A in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

35 mi from Del Norte

Maps 8,781 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 Broadacre Lake Dam.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 2%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Bristol Head stands 3,922 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles west.
  • Rio Grande runs 0.2 mi off.

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 25–59°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.