Crosho Lake (FR 930.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Crosho Lake (FR 930.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District
24 mi from Steamboat Springs
Maps 8,744 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- All 1.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
- Near Crosho Lake Dam.
- Estimated climb: 240 ft over 1.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Sand Point stands 2,424 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles west.
- Crosho Outlet Ditch runs 0.5 mi off.
Rules
- Dispersed camping is allowed, except where the area is posted closed, within 200 feet of any developed road, trail, picnic area, water source and trailhead, as well as ¼ mile from campgrounds. … Dispersed camping is limited to 16 days in the Medicine Bow Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland and 14 days in the Routt Forest in a 30 day period.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 28–54°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.