Pawnee Butte Trail Head in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Pawnee Butte Trail Head in CO
Road corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Pawnee Ranger District
26 mi from Pine Bluffs
Maps 5,254 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near West Pawnee Butte.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 14%.
- Estimated climb: 60 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Climate averages
October normals 31–62°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.