Co Rd 162 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 162 in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

27 mi from Laporte

Maps 8,390 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 ↗

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

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 12%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Winds through 18 switchbacks.
  • A gate 2 miles along the road.
  • Cattle guards 21.7, 21.8 and 26 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 8.9 and mile 25.9: 2 mapped spots.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • North Bald Mountain stands 2,584 ft above the map pin, 4.4 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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

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