Forest Rd 270 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Forest Rd 270 in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

25 mi from Cripple Creek

Maps 9,487 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 Threemile Mountain.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 30%, 90% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 740 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 44%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Threemile Mountain stands 524 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles northwest.

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 23–54°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.