Wagon Tongue (FR 393) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

17 mi from Cripple Creek

5.1 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 8,966 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Motor-vehicle season 5/2–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi

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Difficult

All 5.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Wagon Tongue Dam.
Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 5.4 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Saddle Mountain stands 1,809 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles south.

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.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
Camping rules

October normals 29–57°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Wagon Tongue (FR 393) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access