Windy Ridge (FR 239.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Windy Ridge (FR 239.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District
17 mi from Steamboat Springs
Maps 8,438 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
- Bear Mountain stands 1,416 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles northeast.
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
October normals 27–54°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.