East Beaver/Yellow Jacket (FR 250.2) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
East Beaver/Yellow Jacket (FR 250.2) in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Blanco Ranger District
15 mi from Meeker
Maps 9,231 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 11.4–11.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/21–11/22Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 18.2 of this road’s 31.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 28.9 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 4,100 ft over 31.6 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 24%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 2.5: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Sleepy Cat Peak rises 5.2 miles east.
Rules
- Unless otherwise noted, maximum stay is 14 days within a 30-day period, for recreational use only: residential use is not permitted. After 14 days, campers must relocate outside a 20 mile radius. Dispersed campers should choose a site that is already impacted, no more than 300' from the centerline of the road and at least 100' from any body of water.
- 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
Climate averages
October normals 25–51°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.