Lodgepole Flats North | |||||||||||||||
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USGS 7.5' Map: | Leadville South | ||||||||||||||
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County: | Lake | ||||||||||||||
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Managed by: | San Isabel National Forest, Leadville Ranger District Bureau of Land Management, Royal Gorge District |
810 Front Street Leadville, CO 80461 3028 E. Main St. Canon City, CO 81212 |
719-486-0749 (719)269-8500 |
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Summary: | Lodgepole Flats North is a connector road between Conduit North, FR130.A, and Lodgepole Flats, FR130. | ||||||||||||||
Attractions: | Camping | ||||||||||||||
Seasonal Closure: |
Agency - December 2 to May 31 | ||||||||||||||
Best Time: |
June - Best July - Best August - Best September - Best October - Early snows may block the road |
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Camping: | There are dispersed campsites along the entire length of the road. | ||||||||||||||
Base Camp: | This would be a good area to base camp and explore the 4WD roads and hiking trails around Twin Lakes. | ||||||||||||||
Fall Colors: | Poor - Mainly pine forest. | ||||||||||||||
Navigation: | From Leadville, CO head south on Harrison Ave toward E 6th Street for 0.4 miles. Continue onto Silver Drive for 0.3 miles. Continue to follow US-24 E for 7.9 miles. Turn right onto County Road 10 and go 0.1 miles. Turn right toward Forest Road 130 for 361 feet. Slight left onto Forest Road 130, then go 2.4 miles, passing through a four way intersection. Turn right onto Forest Road 160. From Buena Vista, CO head north on US-24 W toward W Sterling Ave for 25.6 miles. Turn left onto County Road 10 and go 0.1 miles. Turn right toward Forest Road 130 for 361 feet. Slight left onto Forest Road 130, then go 2.4 miles, passing through a four way intersection. Turn right onto Forest Road 160. |
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Starting from the end of Lodgepole Flats, FR130 take the right at the three way intersection. The road will start out graded, then become more of a two track heading north through the forest. You will come to a large intersection with a spur road to the left, which goes to a campsite. Continue north on the main road. The trees will get a bit thicker on the left side of the road. You will come to a second intersection with a spur road to the left, which also goes to a campsite.
Continue on the main road. Next you will come to a large Y intersection. Just before you reach the intersection you will be leaving Forest Service lands, and entering BLM lands. The road to the left is an unnumbered road that goes northwest, over a mile, to access areas of the forest that had been thinned in the past. Staying to the right through the intersection you will cross a more open area, make a right turn, and then come to a large four way intersection. The road to the right is Conduit North, FR130.A, the road to the left is County Road 11A, and the road straight ahead is County Road 10. |
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