Sugarloaf Mountain (FR 222.0) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

5.9 mi from Estes Park

Maps 7,011 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 30 days in any 365-day period

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Difficult

All 2.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Crosier Mountain.
Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 2.9 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 17%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.5: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
Crosier Mountain stands 2,232 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles north.
Big Thompson River runs 0.1 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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

October normals 36–59°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sugarloaf Mountain (FR 222.0) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access