Haystack MTN (FR 730.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Haystack MTN (FR 730.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District
20 mi from Kremmling
Maps 10,347 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 11/16–8/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 43.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 40.7 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 6,800 ft over 43.1 miles through 44 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 48%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Known camping along this road between mile 25.2 and mile 25.9: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- Poison Ridge stands 1,070 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles northwest.
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 22–46°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.