Hidden Wilderness Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

AnyRoost

Hidden Wilderness Rd in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District

2.9 mi from Idaho Springs

Maps 10,389 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileMARGINAL
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Santa Fe Mountain.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 14%.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft, with sustained grades near 14%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • A pond lies 1.1 mi off.
  • Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain stands 1,098 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles southwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 24–46°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.