Crooked Creek/Keyser CR (FR 139) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado

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Crooked Creek/Keyser CR (FR 139) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Sulphur Ranger District

15 mi from Granby

Maps 8,430 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 6/15–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period; also 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 365-day period
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 17.7 of this road’s 30.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 22.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 4,700 ft over 30.3 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

8 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0 and mile 29.4: 6 mapped, 2 reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Bills Peak stands 4,267 ft above the map pin, 7.7 miles southeast.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 3768°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.