N Red Canyon (FR 652.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
N Red Canyon (FR 652.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District
22 mi from Steamboat Springs
20 mi off US 40 (straight line)
Maps 8,302 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–2.2 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
- All 5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Pitchpine Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 5 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 24%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 0.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- A canal runs 0.1 mi off.
- Lost Ranger Peak stands 3,646 ft above the map pin, 7.0 miles west.
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 24–53°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.