Bear River (FR 900.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Bear River (FR 900.1) in CO
Dispersed camping corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District
27 mi from Dotsero
Maps 10,246 ft
Designated sites only
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 6/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 3.9 of this road’s 15.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.9 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 17 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 11.1: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat Top Mountain stands 2,112 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southeast.
- Stillwater Reservoir Number 1 lies 0.1 mi off.
Rules
- Dispersed camping is allowed, except where the area is posted closed, within 200 feet of any developed road, trail, picnic area, water source and trailhead, as well as ¼ mile from campgrounds. … Dispersed camping is limited to 16 days in the Medicine Bow Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland and 14 days in the Routt Forest in a 30 day period.
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Climate averages
October normals 23–48°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.