Pratt Creek (FR 182.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pratt Creek (FR 182.0) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

23 mi from Laramie

Maps 8,822 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 20.2–21.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

Difficult
  • 3.2 of this road’s 35 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 4,800 ft over 35 miles through 27 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles 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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–51°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.