Brainard Lake Day Use (FR 112) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Brainard Lake Day Use (FR 112) in CO
Dispersed camping corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District
8.6 mi from Nederland
Maps 10,369 ft
Designated sites only
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 7/1–9/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Easy
- All 1.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
- Near Niwot Mountain.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 8 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Mount Audubon stands 2,838 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles northwest.
- The Brainard Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 27–46°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.