Park CR (FR 380) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado

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Park CR (FR 380) in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

21 mi from Del Norte

Maps 8,497 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 17 of this road’s 44.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 17.1 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 39 switchbacks.
  • Dead-ends 2.9 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
  • Cattle guards 2.1 and 34.2 miles along the road.

6 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.1 and mile 16.1: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Grouse Mountain stands 1,701 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles east.
  • A river runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping is camping outside of developed campgrounds on the Rio Grande National Forest. There is no fee to dispersed camp.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 3967°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.