The Pine (FR 943.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
The Pine (FR 943.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District
21 mi from Steamboat Springs
Maps 8,073 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
- All 1.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Pinnacle Peak.
- Estimated climb: 560 ft over 1.5 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Pinnacle Peak stands 940 ft above the map pin, 1.8 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
Climate averages
October normals 31–56°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.