Monument Gulch (FR 135.0) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

16 mi from Estes Park

Maps 8,834 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

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Difficult

All 16 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near White Rock.
Estimated climb: 2,500 ft over 16 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 27%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Some privacy

Moderately separated here.
West White Pine Mountain stands 1,466 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles northeast.
A pond lies 0.7 mi off.

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 28–52°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Monument Gulch (FR 135.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access