Browns Pass (FR 176) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Browns Pass (FR 176) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

15 mi from Leadville

Maps 10,017 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.6 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 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Tiehack Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
  • Sheep Mountain stands 2,786 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles northwest.

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 24–52°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.