Whiskey Park (FR 550.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado

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Whiskey Park (FR 550.1) in CO

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

31 mi from Steamboat Springs

Maps 7,876 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 6/15–12/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 14.3 of this road’s 36.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 15.6 miles of dirt.
  • Near McCargar Dam.
  • Estimated climb: 5,500 ft over 36.5 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 30%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 22.6: reported by travellers.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The McCargar Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • City Mountain stands 1,647 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southwest.

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

September normals 40–68°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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