Salt Creek (FR 435) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

12 mi from Buena Vista

0.0 mi off US 285 (straight line)

Maps 9,065 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–2.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 6/16–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Rough

All 6.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
Near Buffalo Creek Dam.
Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 6.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate at the start of the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
East Buffalo Peak stands 4,245 ft above the map pin, 8.3 miles west.

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

October normals 27–56°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Salt Creek (FR 435) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access