Name: Hotel Gulch (FR 346) in CO
Address: Teller County, CO, US

Hotel Gulch (FR 346) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District

7.3 mi from Woodland Park

6.3 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 7,727 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

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

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Difficult

3.8 of this road’s 7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Manitou Park Dam.
Estimated climb: 2,300 ft over 7 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Water crossings 1.1, 3.2, 5.6 and 6.5 miles along the road.
A gate 5.3 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Mount Deception stands 1,618 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles east.
The Manitou Park Lake shoreline is 0.7 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
Camping rules

October normals 32–60°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Hotel Gulch (FR 346) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access