Co Rd 47 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Co Rd 47 in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District
11 mi from Steamboat Springs
Maps 9,011 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near White Slide.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 22%, 70% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 360 ft, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 21%.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Colorado Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
- Rabbit Ears Peak stands 1,591 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles south.
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.
Climate averages
October normals 25–51°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.