Moondance Way in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Moondance Way in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

12 mi from Laporte

Maps 7,347 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 Parks Hill.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 20%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 130 ft, with sustained grades near 20%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Storm Mountain stands 2,542 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles southwest.
  • A reservoir lies 0.9 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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–58°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.