Chicken Park (FR 181.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Chicken Park (FR 181.0) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

28 mi from Laporte

Maps 8,324 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 14.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Many Thunders Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • The Creedmore Lakes shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Black Mountain stands 1,626 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles west.

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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–53°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.