Walton Peak (FR 251.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Walton Peak (FR 251.1) in CO

Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District

12 mi from Steamboat Springs

Maps 9,971 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–12/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 19.1 of this road’s 22.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 19.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 3,700 ft over 22.6 miles through 16 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 37%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 8.4, 9 and 20.1 miles along the road.

5 known camp spots along this road, between mile 15.9 and mile 22.2: 1 mapped, 4 reported by travellers.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Walton Peak rises 2.6 miles west.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping is available throughout the Medicine Bow-Routt Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland.…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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 33–61°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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