Fat Chance Trail (FR 94) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Fat Chance Trail (FR 94) in CO
Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District
16 mi from Woodland Park
Maps 8,260 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 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Lake George Dam.
- Estimated climb: 130 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- South Fork of the South Platte River runs 0.8 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Crystal Peak stands 1,352 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles east.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 25–60°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.