Pinkham CR (FR 204.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Pinkham CR (FR 204.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District
42 mi from Laramie
Maps 8,401 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.7 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Rough
- All 4.2 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 4.2 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
- A cattle guard 0.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Lawrence Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
- Pinkham Mountain stands 867 ft above the map pin, 1.4 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 28–52°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.