Chimney Rock (FR 103.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Chimney Rock (FR 103.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District
14 mi from Kremmling
0.0 mi off US 40 (straight line)
Maps 7,690 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–6 and 9.9–13.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 5 of this road’s 24.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,200 ft over 24.6 miles through 16 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
- Cattle guards 9.9, 10.1, 10.8, 12.3 and 13.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Carter Mountain stands 1,878 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles northeast.
Rules
- 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
Climate averages
October normals 26–57°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.