High Rock CR (FR 263.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
High Rock CR (FR 263.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Yampa Ranger District
17 mi from Kremmling
Maps 8,939 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
- 3.4 of this road’s 17.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.6 miles of it dirt.
- Near Morris Dam.
- Estimated climb: 2,700 ft over 17.6 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 3.8, 4.1 and 13.2 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 1.3 and mile 13.7: 2 mapped spots.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Morris Reservoir lies 0.3 mi 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 23–52°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.