Pearl Pass Dispersed Camping

Just past the ghost town of Ashcroft you start your travels off road. A sign tells you only the numbered sights 1-9 are authorized for fires in metal pits. Before long you come across site 1 directly across from a stream, shortly followed by site 2. The road turns and steepens you drive for a while and come to site 3. This is where I camped. We had a stream across the road and one behind us. The noise from the water was tranquil. Mesquitos were present as well as ants. Did not view any wildlife. We camped in a tent and the site was mostly level with some rocks. I walked up to site 4 and it had many more rocks. I did not investigate further. We only stayed one night. It was beautiful though not much to see in nearby Aspen (very expensive for supplies).

Love this site. It is site #10 in the BC campground.

100% need 4x4 high clearance to get to this site.

Awesome area to escape the big crowds around the Maroon Bells. Lots of options of spots, some more secluded than others. Fresh water available from the creek, and there’s plentiful firewood due to lots of avalanches that hit the area in 2018/2019. Bear territory so plan accordingly