Christy Meadows (FR 117.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Christy Meadows (FR 117.0) in CO

Dispersed camping corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

5.1 mi from Estes Park

Maps 7,199 ft

Designated sites only

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗

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

Rough
  • All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near The Notch.
  • Estimated climb: 320 ft over 0.7 miles, with sustained grades near 16%.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Big Thompson River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Mount Olympus stands 1,590 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles southwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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.
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  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–58°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.