Rd 83 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Rd 83 in CO
Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District
21 mi from Blue River
Maps 9,333 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 Observatory Rock.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 30%, 80% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 890 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 46%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Observatory Rock stands 713 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles south.
- Tarryall River runs 0.4 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 25–55°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.