About Pearl Pass Dispersed Camping
7 dispersed campsites for car camping along Pearl Pass Road. High Clearance required and 4x4 recommended to access all campsites. All sites are first come first serve. No facilities such as toilets or water are available. Maximum 5 day stay limit.
- Managed by: USFS - White River National Forest
- Where: 10 mi northeast of Mount Crested Butte, CO · 39.0089, -106.8264
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Basin | Horse | 1.0 mi | 5.5 mi |
| Lindley Cabin | Horse | 1.1 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Concord Road | Horse | 1.3 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Cathedral Lake | Horse | 1.6 mi | 2.7 mi |
| Electric Pass | Hiking | 1.7 mi | 2.4 mi |
| Pearl Pass | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.1 mi | 2.9 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Old Snowmass (Dark Sky Community), 26 mi.
Camps nearby
- Campsite WB 7 5.8 mi
- Campsite #CC20 · 10 mi E of Mount Crested Butte 6.2 mi
- Campsite BC 12 6.7 mi
- Campsite #CC18 · 10 mi E of Mount Crested Butte 6.9 mi
- Campsite WB 3 7.2 mi
- Campsite WB 1 8.1 mi