Mahogany (FR 939.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado
Mahogany (FR 939.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District
41 mi from Steamboat Springs
Maps 7,854 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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Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Badger Mine.
- Estimated climb: 500 ft over 1.5 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 0.3: reported by travellers.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- A lake lies 0.2 mi off.
- Watson Mountain stands 859 ft above the map pin, 2.3 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.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
September normals 33–69°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.