Spruce MTN Loop (FR 348.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Spruce MTN Loop (FR 348.0) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

13 mi from Laporte

Maps 7,508 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗

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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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 7.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Spruce Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 930 ft over 7.2 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 22%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
  • Storm Mountain stands 2,381 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles west.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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 34–57°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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