Bedrock Creek (FR 497.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bedrock Creek (FR 497.1) in CO

Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District

35 mi from Hayden

Maps 7,349 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 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Butter Hill.
  • 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 at mile 0.6: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Tennessee Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Shield Mountain stands 2,585 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles southwest.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping is available throughout the Medicine Bow-Routt Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland.…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 30–54°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.