Larimer County Road 179 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Larimer County Road 179 in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

24 mi from Laporte

Maps 7,593 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 Mount Evelyn.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 12%, 30% of it on a shelf.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Black Mountain rises 9.3 miles west.

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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–56°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.