Sawmill Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Sawmill Rd in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District
6.3 mi from Nederland
Maps 8,938 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Moderate
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Near Knob Hill Overlook.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 80 ft, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Niwot Mountain stands 2,533 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 30–53°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.