Co Rd 47 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 47 in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

7.7 mi from Lyons

Maps 7,499 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.
  • Near Pflum Hill.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 14%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Button Rock Mountain stands 933 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles east.
  • West Fork Little Thompson River runs 0.5 mi off.
  • 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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–57°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.