Powder Cache (FR 360.4B) in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

18 mi from Del Norte

Maps 8,459 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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Rough

All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
Near Grouse Mountain.
Estimated climb: 90 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Beaver Mountain stands 3,056 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles southeast.
The Million Reservoir shoreline is 0.2 mi off.

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

October normals 27–60°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Powder Cache (FR 360.4B) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access