Switchback (FR 857) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Switchback (FR 857) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

8.6 mi from Blue River

Maps 11,642 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 1.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Mount Bross.
  • Estimated climb: 740 ft over 1.1 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 29%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mount Bross stands 2,535 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northwest.

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 22–45°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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