Manchester (FR 364) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Manchester (FR 364) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District

8.3 mi from Woodland Park

4.5 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 8,407 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.7–4.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 12.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Signal Butte.
  • Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 12.5 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 20%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 10.6 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Phantom Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
  • Signal Butte stands 1,042 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles west.

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 29–57°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.