S Mineral Creek Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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S Mineral Creek Rd in CO

Road corridorSan Juan NF, Columbine Ranger District

11 mi from Mountain Village

Maps 12,446 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

San Juan National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 mi · no more than 28 days within any continuous 60-day period
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Road Access

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Near Rico-Silverton Trailhead.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 30%, 50% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 20 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 49%.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
  • Rolling Mountain stands 1,238 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles southeast.
  • The Lake Hope shoreline is 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 21–44°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.