Co Rd 402 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 402 in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

14 mi from Buena Vista

Maps 9,069 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Buffalo Creek Dam.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 6%.
  • Estimated climb: 1,300 ft, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • East Buffalo Peak stands 4,241 ft above the map pin, 6.9 miles west.
  • Pony Creek runs 0.6 mi off.

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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 22–56°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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