Green Ridge (FR 285.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Green Ridge (FR 285.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District
21 mi from Steamboat Springs
Maps 9,101 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 13.2 of this road’s 16.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.2 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 2,400 ft over 16.5 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 31%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
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 24–52°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.