Green Ridge Cutoff (FR 177.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Green Ridge Cutoff (FR 177.0) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

24 mi from Estes Park

Maps 9,346 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 7/1–11/30Stay 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
  • All 45.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Chambers Lake Dam.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 18 switchbacks.
  • A gate 0.4 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Cameron Peak stands 2,780 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles northwest.
  • The Lost Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.

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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 23–50°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.