Brown's Park Cg Loop A (FR 217) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Brown's Park Cg Loop A (FR 217) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

37 mi from Estes Park

Maps 8,418 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/12–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 0.1 miles of dirt.
  • Near North Middle Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 70 ft over 0.4 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Jinks Creek runs 0.7 mi off.
  • North Rawah Peak stands 4,055 ft above the map pin, 8.7 miles south.

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 29–53°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.