Comanche (FR 145.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Comanche (FR 145.0) in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District
15 mi from Estes Park
12 mi off US 34 (straight line)
Maps 9,353 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 6/15–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 8.9 of this road’s 9.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Beaver Falls.
- Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 9.2 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate at the start of the road, signed private.
- Gates 2.2 and 3.4 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Comanche Peak stands 3,294 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles southwest.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 29–51°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.