Peterson Lake (FR 159.0) in CO

Dispersed camping corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

20 mi from Estes Park

Maps 9,961 ft

Designated sites only

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

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Rough

0.3 of this road’s 5.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Peterson Lake Dam.
Winds through 3 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 2.2 and mile 3.1: reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Trap Lake lies 0.3 mi off.
Flat Top Mountain stands 1,377 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles south.

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.
Camping rules
Camping rules

September normals 31–61°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Peterson Lake (FR 159.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado