Boulder County 93 (FR 93.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Boulder County 93 (FR 93.0) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District
3.2 mi from Nederland
8.1 mi off US 36 (straight line)
Maps 8,835 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 6.6–6.8, 7.8–8.1, 12.8–13.1, 20.3–20.7 and 26.1–27.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- 29.5 of this road’s 29.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Fair One Mine.
- Estimated climb: 2,900 ft over 29.6 miles through 21 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 32%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 23.3 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 14.4: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
- Kiowa Peak stands 4,266 ft above the map pin, 7.0 miles northwest.
- The Glacier Lake shoreline is 0.9 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 31–53°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.