W Co Rd 165 (Campground) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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W Co Rd 165 (Campground) in CO

Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Canyon Lakes Ranger District

16 mi from Estes Park

Maps 9,398 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

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Near Comanche Dam.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 6%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Comanche Peak stands 3,249 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles southwest.
  • The Hourglass Reservoir shoreline is 0.2 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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–51°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.