State Jwy 103 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
State Jwy 103 in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Clear Creek Ranger District
5.6 mi from Idaho Springs
Maps 8,639 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&TWEAK
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Frosberg Park.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 8%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Mount Pence stands 1,276 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles south.
- The Beaver Brook Number 3A Reservoir shoreline is 0.5 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 29–54°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.