Arapaho Divide (FR 104.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Arapaho Divide (FR 104.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District
20 mi from Kremmling
Maps 10,018 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 10.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Chimney Rock.
- Estimated climb: 2,300 ft over 10.9 miles through 15 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles off.
- Red Slide Mountain stands 851 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles southeast.
Rules
- 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. If you continue camping after 30 days, you must move at least 3 miles from your current site. 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.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 27–48°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.