Keystone Gulch Road (FR 175.1) in CO

Road corridorWhite River NF, Dillon Ranger District

6.3 mi from Frisco

0.3 mi off US 6 (straight line)

Maps 9,243 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 6/21–11/22Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

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Difficult

All 2.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Reynolds Dam.
A gate 2.1 miles along the road.

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

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
A river runs 0.1 mi off.
Independence Mountain stands 3,373 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles east.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Dispersed camping in areas of high use is limited to designated sites
Food storage: Food storage required. (Forest Order WRNF-2024-11, food storage) Peru Creek, Rock Creek and Keystone Gulch designated dispersed areas.
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

October normals 26–52°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Keystone Gulch Road (FR 175.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access