Shadow MTN Dam (FR 274.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Shadow MTN Dam (FR 274.1) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Sulphur Ranger District
11 mi from Granby
Maps 8,394 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 6/15–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonWEAK
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T-MobileWEAK
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Road Access
Easy
- 0.3 of this road’s 0.6 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.3 miles of gravel.
- Near AA Barn.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Shadow Mountain Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Mount Bryant stands 2,614 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles east.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 25–56°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.