Poncha Springs | Wild Camping
United States
Details
- Verified:
- over 1 year ago
- GPS:
- 38.55892, -106.11737
- Altitude:
- 2512.4 masl
- Website:
- None
- Contributor:
-
silverstarontour
Amenities
- Electricity:
- No
- Wifi:
- No
- Kitchen:
- No
- Restaurant:
- No
- Showers:
- No
- Water:
- No
- Toilets:
- No
- Big Rig Friendly:
- Yes
- Tent Friendly:
- Yes
- Pet Friendly:
- Yes
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Description
iOverlander cannot verify if wild camping is permitted at this location. It is your responsibility to verify local laws or obtain consent before staying the night.
Pull over spot, about 100 ft off hwy 285 next to Poncha Creek. Picnic area, some hiking trails, & creek nearby. Plenty of space for big rig but not super level.
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Awesome open space. 360' view. Verizon 2 bars. Rough road, high clearance prefered. Some people lives here.
Report Check-InA good place closeby the highway. However the road gets bumpy and rough so either high clearance or 4x4 is preferred. We in our 2 wd just got the first spot after the first gate where we could easily setup our tent and were the only ones. Lots of cars coming up the way though but all spots are very big. No facilities nor amenities, pack it in, pack it out. Wildlife is present, had some cows walking around and insects at night. Beautiful location in the mountains closeby trails. Perfect for a night or 2 as it's free (max 14 days stay)
Report Check-In*Awesome *Vast *Wide Open*
*Smokey *Privacy * Windy*
*Free *Foliage *Awesome Sky*
Sweet spot. The some are close together but there is perfect privacy thanks to the piñon pines. Road up was not too bad but it’s mad muddy now, after a few inches of snow. Probably going to wait it out for the road to dry before heading out. Also saw some huge tracks; Boston Terrier prints for scale.
Report Check-InNice quiet area by Pincha Creek about 100ft off hwy 285 with picnic area, disk golf, trash cans, portapotty, & some hiking trails.
Report Check-InNice place to overnight near picnic areas & Poncha Creek. We parked about 100ft off hwy 285. Cell service ok.
Report Check-InWe ended up staying here 6 days. Two days at the bottom of road and four days further up towards the hiking trailhead.
It’s a great area, but super busy with lots of adventure seekers. The road to the trailhead was non stop from dawn to dusk. It was super windy during our 6 day stay, but we found a spot tucked in the trees to block the wind.
We didn’t see any homeless people, but lots of cows...maybe the reviewer was confused:) the trailhead leads to the summit of 2 14ers in one day so plenty of hikers and bikers...we weren’t that ambitions just walked and explored the roads.
Report Check-Indidn't see any obvious homeless people here as the previous comment mentioned. just saw people there to camp and use this area for a base for all the rec activities in the area. 14 day limit, no facilities, tons of spots and the further down the road you go, the more secluded the spots get. almost any car could handle this road. i stayed here 4 days and loved it. the views are phenomenal. if you keep going down the road, it turns into NF land, so potentially you could stay in this area for 28 days for free if you wanted.
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