Co Hwy 19 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Co Hwy 19 in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District
16 mi from Steamboat Springs
Maps 9,287 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as gravel, pitching to 22%, 20% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 30 ft, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 27%.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Walton Peak rises 4.9 miles northwest.
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.
Climate averages
October normals 23–50°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.