Pikes Peak HWY (FR 334) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Pikes Peak HWY (FR 334) in CO
Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District
5.8 mi from Cascade-Chipita Park
0.1 mi off US 24 (straight line)
Maps 11,864 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.7–4, 10.4–11.7, 12.2–12.7, 15.4–16.6 and 17.9–18.3 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
- 0.4 of this road’s 19.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.7 miles of dirt.
- Near Pike's Peak Summit Visitor Center.
- Estimated climb: 7,000 ft over 19.5 miles through 29 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 46%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 6.8 miles along the road.
- A gate 10.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Pikes Peak stands 2,242 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 21–45°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.