Elk Mountain Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Elk Mountain Rd in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District
25 mi from Laramie
Maps 7,747 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
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 Langford Copper Mine.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 14%.
- Estimated climb: 80 ft, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- A reservoir lies 0.2 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 31–56°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.