Toll Road Gulch (FR 869) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Toll Road Gulch (FR 869) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Salida Ranger District

15 mi from Salida

Maps 9,497 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 3.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Porphyry Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 3.9 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 26%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Porphyry Peak stands 2,094 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping within 100 feet of a body of water (such as a lake, stream, pond, or river) unless in a Forest Service developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–54°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.