Rd 83 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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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

  • 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 25–55°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.