Taylor Mountain (FR 330.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Taylor Mountain (FR 330.1) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District

11 mi from Lazy Acres

Maps 8,393 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–1/30Stay 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 1.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Bright Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 380 ft over 1.7 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • Taylor Mountain stands 745 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles east.
  • A pond lies 0.4 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–54°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.