Puma (FR 44) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Puma (FR 44) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

28 mi from Woodland Park

1.5 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 9,175 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.5–4.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 6.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Martlnad Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 640 ft over 6.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Gates 0.2, 1.4 and 1.7 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Martland Peak stands 2,113 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles north.

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 24–56°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.