W Beaver Creek (FR 659) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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W Beaver Creek (FR 659) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

12 mi from Blue River

2.5 mi off US 285 (straight line)

Maps 10,373 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.3–3.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • 3.8 of this road’s 7.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Beaver Meadow Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 7.5 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 25%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate at the start of the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Mount Silverheels stands 3,453 ft above the map pin, 5.5 miles north.

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 25–50°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.