Dicks Peak (FR 261) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dicks Peak (FR 261) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

25 mi from Buena Vista

15 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 10,158 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 4.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 780 ft over 4.6 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 0.7 and 0.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles 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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–52°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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