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Guanella Pass Corridor Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

Guanella Pass Corridor

9,000–12,000 ft · CO🚗 Directions

Fair

High-elevation Front Range corridor. Prime king bolete and hawk's wing habitat above 10,000 ft. Can hold snow into June. Spectacular terrain.

Trees:Engelmann Spruce Subalpine Fir Bristlecone Pine

Permit Info →

Updated Oct 11, 5:01 AM MT

Foraging Potential60/100

✅Moisture

❌Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-10-09. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.

0.04"

PRISM 4km · thru 10-09

Precip 14d

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Nearby Camping

Within(43)

Guanella Pass

developed

USFS10,900 ft~1 mi from center$22/night

18 sites

High-elevation camp on the pass road. Prime king bolete territory.

vault toiletfire ringpicnic table

Open Jun–OctReserve →

Guanella Pass Scenic Byway

developed

USFS~1.2 mi from center

Guanella Pass Campground

developed

USFS~2.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.4 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.4 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.4 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.5 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.5 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.5 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.5 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.5 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.6 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.6 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.6 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.6 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.7 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~3.7 mi from center

Desigated Campsite

backcountry

~3.8 mi from center

Geneva Park Campground

developed

USFS~3.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

Reserve →

Geneva Park Campground

developed

~3.9 mi from center

GENEVA PARK CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~3.9 mi from center

Reserve →

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.1 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.2 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.3 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.3 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.4 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.4 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.4 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.4 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.5 mi from center

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~4.6 mi from center

Site 8

developed

~4.6 mi from center

BURNING BEAR CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~4.6 mi from center

Reserve →

Site 1

developed

~4.7 mi from center

Burning Bear Campground

developed

USFS~4.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

Reserve →

Clear Lake Campground

developed

USFS~4.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Designated Campsite

backcountry

~5 mi from center

Clear Lake

developed

USFS9,500 ft~5 mi from center$17/night

8 sites

Small campground near Georgetown. Good staging point.

vault toiletfire ring

Open Jun–Sep

West Chicago Creek Campground

developed

USFS~7.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Echo Lake Campground

developed

USFS~7.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Deer Creek Road TH #5

developed

USFS~8.7 mi from center

White River National Forest

Reserve →

Deer Creek Campground

developed

USFS~9.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

Reserve →

Meridian Campground

developed

USFS~10 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

Reserve →

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.

Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

MODERATECold

Cauliflower MushroomSparassis crispa

soil temp marginal (44°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.26 VWC, 7d avg 0.26 — moisture sustained

MODERATECold

MatsutakeTricholoma magnivelare