Button Rock B (FR 118.1) — Boulder in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Button Rock B (FR 118.1) — Boulder in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District
7.7 mi from Lyons
2.2 mi off US 36 (straight line)
Maps 7,655 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 6/15–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Popes Hill.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 1.4 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 25%.
- A gate 0.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Mount Meeker stands 6,231 ft above the map pin, 10 miles west.
- West Fork Little Thompson River runs 0.9 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 32–56°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.