Seven Lakes (FR 376) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Seven Lakes (FR 376) in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Pikes Peak Ranger District

9.0 mi from Cripple Creek

8.3 mi off US 24 (straight line)

Maps 9,472 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • 0.5 of this road’s 3.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Cathedral Park.
  • Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 3.8 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 26%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 1.8 miles along the road, signed private.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.1 mi off.
  • Mount Big Chief stands 1,737 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles east.
  • 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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–53°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.