Usfs 168 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Usfs 168 in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

21 mi from Laporte

Maps 7,883 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

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

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Monster Mountain.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 390 ft, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 34%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Mount Hughes stands 2,967 ft above the map pin, 8.5 miles west.

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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–56°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.