Coney Creek (FR 507.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Coney Creek (FR 507.1) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District
12 mi from Nederland
13 mi off US 36 (straight line)
Maps 9,772 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
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 5.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Beaver Reservoir Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 940 ft over 5.3 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 0.6 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Mount Audubon stands 3,435 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles southwest.
- A pond lies 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 28–49°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.