Rd 837 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rd 837 in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Platte Ranger District

13 mi from Aspen Park

Maps 8,047 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

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Near Insmont Hill.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Estimated climb: 210 ft, with sustained grades near 12%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Windy Peak stands 3,930 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles south.
  • North Fork of the South Platte River runs 0.9 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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 27–57°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.