Red Rim (FR 534.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Red Rim (FR 534.1) in CO

Road corridorWhite River NF

5.5 mi from Snowmass Village

Maps 7,190 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

White River National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/21–11/22Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 5.5 of this road’s 6.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Triangle Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 6.7 miles through 17 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 33%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Triangle Peak stands 2,033 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles northeast.
  • Roaring Fork River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

Rules

  • Camp at least 100 ft from body of water or national forest system trail; except at developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–61°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.