Elkhorn - Baldy (FR 517.0) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

32 mi from Estes Park

18 mi off US 287 (straight line)

Maps 10,151 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

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

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

All 44 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Estimated climb: 9,100 ft over 44 miles through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
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 30.3 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 6.8 and mile 30.1: 3 mapped spots.

Fairly secluded

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.
Camping rules

October normals 23–46°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Elkhorn - Baldy (FR 517.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access