Buckhorn Rd in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

15 mi from Estes Park

Maps 8,445 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 365-day period

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Rough

Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
Recorded as pitching to 10%, 100% of it on a shelf.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 11 switchbacks.

Known camping along this road between mile 1.3 and mile 5.6: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
West White Pine Mountain stands 1,855 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles northeast.
A lake lies 0.5 mi off.

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.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.

October normals 30–54°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Buckhorn Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access