Galena Gulch Road (FR GH-77) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Galena Gulch Road (FR GH-77) in CO

Road corridorWhite River NF, Dillon Ranger District

3.2 mi from Breckenridge

5.0 mi off US 6 (straight line)

Maps 9,422 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

White River National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/21–11/22Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 1.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles.
  • Near Jumbo Overlook.
  • Estimated climb: 450 ft over 1.1 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 21%.
Roadside parking · Within 30 ft of the road edge on MVUM-designated routes
  • Only where safe, without resource damage, and where signs and orders allow
  • Driving up to 300 ft off the road to camp is allowed only on routes 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834 and 23

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Brewery Hill stands 1,948 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles southeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping in areas of high use is limited to designated sites
  • Camp at least 100 ft from body of water or national forest system trail; except at developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 24–53°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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