Little Flat Tops (FR 940.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Little Flat Tops (FR 940.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District
23 mi from Hayden
Maps 9,425 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
Difficult
- 2.4 of this road’s 6.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.4 miles of dirt.
- Near Sand Point.
- Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 6.2 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 28%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 2.8 and mile 5.6: 4 mapped spots.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Sand Point stands 1,743 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southwest.
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 25–51°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.