Co Rd 423 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 423 in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

16 mi from Woodland Park

Maps 7,989 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

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 Lake George Dam.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 18%.
  • Estimated climb: 120 ft, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 23%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Blue Mountain stands 1,236 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles south.
  • A river runs 0.9 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–61°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.