FS Rd 894 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
FS Rd 894 in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District
41 mi from Saratoga
Maps 7,797 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
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Near Riggs Deposit.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 26%, 90% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 720 ft through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 27%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- North Platte River runs 0.1 mi off.
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 27–54°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.