Obenchain Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Obenchain Rd in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District
8.0 mi from Laporte
Maps 5,768 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Greyrock Mountain.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 190 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 49%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- Greyrock Mountain stands 1,811 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles west.
- The Milton Seaman Reservoir shoreline is 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–61°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.