Withers Canyon (FR 2185) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Withers Canyon (FR 2185) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Comanche Ranger District

23 mi from La Junta

13 mi off US 350 (straight line)

Maps 4,647 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • 8.3 of this road’s 11.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.3 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Withers Canyon Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Gates 0.4, 1.3 and 2.9 miles along the road.
  • A cattle guard 6.9 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Black Hills rises 8.5 miles southwest.

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 36–70°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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