Burns Park (FR 231) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Burns Park (FR 231) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

26 mi from Woodland Park

4.3 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 9,088 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
  • All 7.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 7.3 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 22%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 4 miles along the road.
  • A gate 7 miles along the road, signed private.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Martland Peak stands 2,200 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles west.

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 26–56°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.