Frosty Park (FR 379) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Frosty Park (FR 379) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District

7.7 mi from Manitou Springs

7.0 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 11,066 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 10.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Mount Baldy Dam.
  • Estimated climb: 2,800 ft over 10.2 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 30%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 8.2 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Almagre Mountain stands 1,317 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles north.
  • The McReynolds Reservoir shoreline is 0.5 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping within 100 feet of a body of water (such as a lake, stream, pond, or river) unless in a Forest Service developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 24–47°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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