Nugget (FR 509.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Nugget (FR 509.1) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District
5.6 mi from Lazy Acres
6.5 mi off US 36 (straight line)
Maps 8,544 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.2–4.2 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
- All 4.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Walker Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 520 ft over 4.1 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 37%.
- A gate 2 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- The Gold Lake shoreline is 0.7 mi off.
- Mount Audubon stands 4,663 ft above the map pin, 9.5 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 31–54°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.