Stillwater Pass (FR 123) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Stillwater Pass (FR 123) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Sulphur Ranger District

19 mi from Granby

1.1 mi off US 34 (straight line)

Maps 8,844 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
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 12.1 of this road’s 33.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 24 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 37 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 33: 1 mapped spot.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Pass Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Parkview Mountain stands 3,452 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles west.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 24–52°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.