Lion Creek Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Lion Creek Rd in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District
4.4 mi from Georgetown
Maps 9,789 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&TUSABLE
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Bill Moore Lake/Empire Loop Trailhead.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 24%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 200 ft, with sustained grades near 24%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 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.
- Breckinridge Peak stands 3,067 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles northwest.
- North Empire Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 28–49°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.