Mt Baldy Road (FR 520.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado

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Mt Baldy Road (FR 520.1) in CO

Road corridorWhite River NF, Dillon Ranger District

1.8 mi from Breckenridge

Maps 10,089 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Confirm with the land manager before you camp here.

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

Difficult
  • 2 of this road’s 4.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2 miles of dirt.
  • Near Mount Baldy.
  • Estimated climb: 2,400 ft over 4.7 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • A gate 1.4 miles along the road.

1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 4: reported by travellers.

Roadside parking · Within 30 ft of the road edge
  • Only where safe, without resource damage, and where signs and orders allow
  • The 300-ft motorized camping allowance does not cover this route

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Bald Mountain stands 3,600 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles southeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 6, a suburban 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
  • Stage 1 fire restrictions. (Forest Order CO-WRF-2026-21, Stage 1 fire restrictions, forest-wide)
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 32–62°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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