Rainbow Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Rainbow Rd in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District
6.6 mi from Georgetown
Maps 10,086 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Mailbox Overlook.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 12%.
- Estimated climb: 100 ft, with sustained grades near 12%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Mount Bancroft stands 3,150 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles northwest.
- A reservoir lies 1.0 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 29–52°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.