Crooked Creek/Keyser CR (FR 139) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado
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.
Climate averages
September normals 37–68°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.