Bear Gulch (FR 195) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bear Gulch (FR 195) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

30 mi from Laramie

Maps 9,220 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/15–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 365-day period
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AT&TNONE
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 7.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Black Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 7.4 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.

Rules

  • You may camp within 300 feet of most Forest Service Roads and some Larimer County Roads as long as you are on National Forest System lands.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–50°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.