Mill Creek CO261 (FR 172.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Mill Creek CO261 (FR 172.1) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District
5.7 mi from Georgetown
Maps 9,332 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Rough
- 0.1 of this road’s 0.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Red Elephant Hill.
- Estimated climb: 350 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Red Elephant Hill stands 972 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles south.
- Silver Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 32–55°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.