Seedhouse (FR 400.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

AnyRoost

Seedhouse (FR 400.1) in CO

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

19 mi from Steamboat Springs

Maps 7,655 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/1–12/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.4 of this road’s 13.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.4 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 13.4 miles through 9 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 12.7 and 12.8 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road at mile 2.7: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Elk River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Farwell Mountain stands 3,202 ft above the map pin, 5.1 miles north.

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 30–56°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.