Rollinsville (FR 105.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rollinsville (FR 105.1) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District

2.9 mi from Nederland

11 mi off I-70 (straight line)

Maps 9,002 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.8–1.3 and 2.7–3.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.7 of this road’s 3.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Magic Schoolbus.
  • Estimated climb: 850 ft over 3.6 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 24%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Gates 2.6 and 2.7 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Eckholt Lake lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Tennessee Mountain stands 950 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles northwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–53°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.