Jefferson Lake (FR 37) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Jefferson Lake (FR 37) in CO

Dispersed camping corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

9.3 mi from Blue River

Maps 10,720 ft

Designated sites only

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/17–3/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 5.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 0.1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Beaver Ponds Picnic Area.
  • Estimated climb: 990 ft over 5.3 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Jefferson Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Glacier Peak stands 2,142 ft above the map pin, 2.7 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.
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  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–48°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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