East Crosho Lake (FR 930.2) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

AnyRoost

East Crosho Lake (FR 930.2) in CO

Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District

24 mi from Hayden

Maps 8,879 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 0.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Crosho Lake Dam.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Crosho Inlet Rossi Bypass runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Sand Point stands 2,289 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles west.

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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–53°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.