Storm Mountain Branch E (FR 153.D) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Storm Mountain Branch E (FR 153.D) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

13 mi from Laporte

Maps 7,049 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 7.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Spruce Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 780 ft over 7.3 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 43%.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.6 miles off.
  • Lampton Ridge stands 878 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles northwest.
  • 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 36–59°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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