Radium (FR 212.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado
Radium (FR 212.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District
13 mi from Kremmling
Maps 8,736 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- 0.8 of this road’s 12.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.2 miles of it dirt.
- Near Big Park.
- Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 12.6 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
6 known camp spots along this road, between mile 1.1 and mile 4: mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Black Mountain rises 5.2 miles south.
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.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
September normals 33–65°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.