Stevens Gulch (FR 296.5) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Stevens Gulch (FR 296.5) in CO

Dispersed camping corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

14 mi from Laporte

Maps 6,111 ft

Designated sites only

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–9/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Easy
  • 0.3 of this road’s 0.6 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.3 miles of gravel.
  • Near Sheep Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 8 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Sheep Mountain stands 1,425 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles west.
  • Cache la Poudre River runs 0.1 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.
  • Camping rules
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–59°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.