Circle Creek (FR 116.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Circle Creek (FR 116.1) in CO

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

21 mi from Hayden

Maps 9,200 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
  • 5 of this road’s 15.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.4 miles of dirt.
  • Near West Bears Ears Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 15.7 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Bears Ears Peaks stands 1,358 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles east.

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 29–51°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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