Ranger (FR 888) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ranger (FR 888) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

18 mi from Cripple Creek

Maps 9,561 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 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Saddle Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 280 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Saddle Mountain stands 1,214 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles east.

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 22–54°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.