Short Cut (FR 213.2) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Short Cut (FR 213.2) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Parks Ranger District
40 mi from Laramie
Maps 9,153 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Village Belle Mine.
- Estimated climb: 160 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles 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.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 27–50°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.