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Urban Snowshoer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:16 pm Unless the rules have changed since I climbed it a couple of years ago, there is a designated area for camping at Cielo Vista.

However, my recollection is that the camping situation is a bit funky, hence why a lot of people opt to sleep in their vehicles.

A open area just on the other (ranch) side of the gate, marked with a "camping" sign on a telephone pole. Pretty straightforward other than I guess crawling over the fence with your camping gear. Port o potty nearby and in near pristine condition as of a week ago.

CaptainSuburbia wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2024 12:38 pm

rmcpherson wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2024 12:35 pm What other peaks have people climbed with a Culebra permit? Red Mountain is nearby, so we will probably do that one as well (permit for July 6) but I'm curious if others have managed to fit in more peaks on their summit days. Are there any restrictions from the ranch on where you can hike with a Culebra permit?

The other peaks are only climbed with special permission and additional fees.

Good to know. I'm not surprised, but I was mislead by a trip report on another site. If nothing else, CVR makes me appreciate all the public land we do have more deeply.

rmcpherson wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2024 7:06 pm

CaptainSuburbia wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2024 12:38 pm

rmcpherson wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2024 12:35 pm What other peaks have people climbed with a Culebra permit? Red Mountain is nearby, so we will probably do that one as well (permit for July 6) but I'm curious if others have managed to fit in more peaks on their summit days. Are there any restrictions from the ranch on where you can hike with a Culebra permit?

The other peaks are only climbed with special permission and additional fees.

Good to know. I'm not surprised, but I was mislead by a trip report on another site. If nothing else, CVR makes me appreciate all the public land we do have more deeply.

On one hand, Culebra was a nicer experience than some other peaks--you don't have the Conga lines that other 14ers, particularly the Front Range ones, Quandary, and Elbert have become--but on the other hand I don't relish the fact that it's one ownership change away from no climbing at all so I very much appreciate public lands.