Cascade Crest Road (FR 710.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Cascade Crest Road (FR 710.1) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District
1.1 mi from Georgetown
Maps 10,979 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1–1.3 and 4.5–7 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 7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Woodchuck Peak.
- Estimated climb: 3,200 ft over 7 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 38%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Griffith Mountain stands 595 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles south.
- Clear Creek runs 1.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 22–47°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.