Peru Creek Road (FR 260.1) in CO

Dispersed camping corridorWhite River NF, Dillon Ranger District

11 mi from Georgetown

3.2 mi off US 6 (straight line)

Maps 10,417 ft

Designated sites only

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

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Difficult

All 2.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Brittle Silver Mountain.
Estimated climb: 700 ft over 2.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

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 0.1 miles off.
Cooper Mountain stands 2,372 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles northeast.

Dispersed camping in areas of high use is limited to designated sites
Camping rules (Peru Creek Road, Dillon Ranger District recreation page) 30 designated sites; camp only at a signed, numbered site.
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 24–46°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Peru Creek Road (FR 260.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access