Co Rd 27E in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 27E in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

13 mi from Del Norte

Maps 9,864 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

Rio Grande National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Cyclone Mountain.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 14%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 70 ft, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
  • Blue Mountain stands 1,463 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles northeast.

Rules

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

Climate averages

October normals 21–53°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.