Alkali Arroyo (FR 2195) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Alkali Arroyo (FR 2195) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Comanche Ranger District

7.8 mi from La Junta

Maps 4,425 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 11.1–11.6 and 14.1–15.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 17.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Dixie Bluffs.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Rules

  • Camping within 100 feet of a body of water (such as a lake, stream, pond, or river) unless in a Forest Service developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 37–71°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.