Mestaa' Ehehe Pass Central (FR 252.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Mestaa' Ehehe Pass Central (FR 252.1) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District
3.6 mi from Idaho Springs
Maps 10,500 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.6–2.5 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 3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Arapaho Spring.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Known camping along this road at mile 1.7: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain stands 987 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles southeast.
- A pond lies 0.9 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 24–48°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.