Buffalo Pass (FR 60.1) in CO

Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District

3.6 mi from Steamboat Springs

Maps 7,564 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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

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Difficult

2.8 of this road’s 12.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.8 miles of dirt.
Estimated climb: 4,100 ft over 12.4 miles through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
A cattle guard 21.3 miles along the road.

5 known camp spots along this road, between mile 4.8 and mile 21.3: 1 mapped, 4 reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Buffalo Mountain stands 2,819 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles east.
Gunn Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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. If you continue camping after 30 days, you must move at least 3 miles from your current site. 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.
Camping rules

September normals 37–70°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Buffalo Pass (FR 60.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado