Wheeler Lake (FR 408) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wheeler Lake (FR 408) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, South Park Ranger District

5.7 mi from Blue River

8.9 mi off US 285 (straight line)

Maps 10,948 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.6 and 1.5–2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 3.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Bowling Ball Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 3.4 miles, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 29%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 3 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Mount Lincoln stands 3,337 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles west.
  • The Montgomery Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.

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 25–47°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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