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Mount Herman Road Dispersed Camping

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National Forest

Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands

Part of Pike and San Isabel National Forests Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. Mount Herman Trail begins at a small parking area on a switchback on Mount Herman Road. This trail provides a 2-mile one-way hike to the summit of Mt. Herman.

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Location

Mount Herman Road Dispersed Camping is located in Colorado

Directions

From Monument, travel west on 2nd Street. Just past the railroad tracks, 2nd St. dead ends at a T. Turn left (south) on Mitchell Rd. Travel approximately 1/2 mile to Mt. Herman Rd. Turn right (west) on Mt. Herman Rd and travel for approximately 7 miles beyond the paved portion of road. The trailhead is a wide turnout on the right side of Mt. Herman Rd.

Coordinates

39.07114 N
104.932103 W

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Enjoy dispersed camping on government land and leave no trace. Pack in and pack out. No (or limited) services at this camping area. Permit may be required.

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General Info

Jinho T.

Guide

Reviewed May. 12, 2024

Great weekend get away during the spring

Nice and easy drive from the Denver area. Ended up taking a nice spot right on the side of the mountain. Plenty of wild life and gorgeous views to keep you busy.

SiteN/A

Month of VisitMay

Alyson M.

Legend

Reviewed May. 10, 2024

So many spots!

Stayed in a site off from Rampart Range FS roads, but took a service road back to Monument and passed all of the Mt Herman sites. So sad we didn’t find these sooner! Great views, beautiful rocks, and so many site options. Keep going up the road and you will find many!! Road was only bad for a few miles from Monument to the Mt Herman trailhead, after that it smooths out.

Month of VisitJune

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Hector R.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 7, 2023

Big and open spots, great views

If you keep driving up a few miles you’ll find some good and open spots, great for the dogs. I have a Promaster and got up with no problem.

Month of VisitNovember

Devin T.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 3, 2023

Mt Herman Road closed

We drove a couple minutes up Mt Herman road and then found it barricaded and closed so had to abort mission.

Month of VisitJuly

Ciara L.

Scout

Reviewed May. 20, 2023

Beautiful

The sites were very spread out, easy to feel like there’s no one else around. Some gunshots can be heard from surrounding area throughout the day. Beautiful views though!!!

Month of VisitMay

justin R.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 9, 2023

Great views

Very quiet and spread out

Month of VisitMay

nick

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 24, 2022

Great campsite

Very nice, super dispersed campsites so you won't be bothered by those around you. The drive up can be a little daunting at night but during the day it is plenty fine. The trail up to the peak is a great trail, pretty difficult at parts, but the view at the top makes it 100% worth it. Very windy

Month of VisitNovember

Flannel Fabe ..

Ranger

Reviewed Sep. 17, 2022

Cliffhanger

Feels fairly remote although you can still see town from much of the road. Not too much traffic, sites well spread out so no noise concerns. Good access to lots of trails.

Month of VisitOctober

John G.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 14, 2022

Great views with a long winding drive

Great views if you're willing to drive the winding road up the mountain. If you're in an SUV/truck it should be no problem. Lower clearance cars can still enjoy many spots lower on the mountain.

I visited for one night on a Sunday and it was pretty quiet overall, but expect to hear the faint rumble of 4x4s pretty often.

Sitetoward top of mountain

Month of VisitOctober

Heidi J.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 27, 2022

Beautiful views

We stayed along the Mt Herman Road and it was gorgeous. Lots of folks out there enjoying the beautiful weather - it rained both afternoons and never got above 80* F on either day (we were at 9,338 ft in altitude). There is a LOT of trash out there that you don’t really notice until you stop to take a look The first place we stopped was so covered in broken glass that we opted to find another spot bec our pet pig, Schnitzel could have been injured. We found another spot though that was fairly clean and the. Also picked up a garbage bag full of trash so that we could leave the spot better than we found it.

SiteAbout 5 miles from where the pin is

Month of VisitAugust

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Kristina W.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 5, 2022

Quiet & Relaxing

The pin, as other have said, only takes you to the trailhead. We continued about 3 miles farther along the road where there was many bigger pull offs. Spent two nights here before heading west again. The Pilot in Monument has showers and was an added bonus for being 15 minutes from our spot.

Month of VisitAugust

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Savannah D.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 29, 2022

Amazing views, plenty of site options

My sister was visiting and had never been camping before and I’m so glad we found this location because it was a gem! We didn’t have any issues with bugs, the sunset was amazing and we felt safe. There was a couple other groups nearby but our site still felt private.

Month of VisitJuly

Cameron B.

Ranger

Reviewed Jun. 3, 2022

Cool area to explore

Pretty easy road going up, you have to go past this point another 15 minutes or so and you will start coming across camp spots. Some are on some little side trails that are unmarked. I found one that was a little ore challenging to get to but well worth it, needed to use my 4x4.

Month of VisitJune

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Lyds F.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 28, 2022

Large space with a view of Pikes!

The pin marker for this is a trailhead pull off, hardly a big enough spot to camp. You have to go a couple more miles to start finding spots! We made it up in a stock forester with no problems. Road is narrow in spots and some fast drivers, not a fun time for this anxious passenger haha. Our spot was fairly clean except for bits of broken glass everywhere—if you’re ground camping plan to spend some time making sure your spot is clear.

Month of VisitJune

Jack W.

Ranger

Reviewed May. 19, 2022

Great Free Place if You Make the Long Drive Up

It's a long, bumpy road up to the very top, but there are some open spots to park your vehicle and trailer in somewhat seclusion toward the peak. Very happy I discovered this place but you'll have to go a lot further up than where the pin/map marker is dropped!

I recommend not going if you have a normal low clearance car... although I did notice someone somehow got a Prius up there

Month of VisitMay

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Art P.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 3, 2021

Beautiful views

It’s worth checking out. Some sites are trashed, people need to pack all their trash and take it with them. Found one that was clean and great views.

SiteMt. Herman Road

Month of VisitOctober

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Aiden

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 28, 2021

Spring Break Camping 2021

We decided to go camping during spring thinking it would be warm enough and it snowed (as should be expected in Colorado). The trail was decently covered in snow but all around was not to bad. We had fun but froze our butts off.

Month of VisitApril

trey D.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 23, 2021

Great spot

Great little spot! Tons of camping options along the road or on some of the trails

Month of VisitOctober

Justin S.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 26, 2021

Dispersed camping

Great views and quiet nights.

Sitedispersed camping off of trail

Month of VisitSeptember

Frank C.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 5, 2021

Rude and noisy city campers favorite spot

We had worst camping experience here this week. We initially planned to do disperse camping for 4 nights here but ended up having to leave early after 3 unbearable nights. First night, we chose to camp at first “roundabout”, ATVs and all kinds of traffic drove past every 5 mins into night and early morning. Second night, a family of 6 children parked their three cars 10 yards from our tent and unleashed hell. The place has many sites and places to BBQ and camp but they decided to disturb us as much as they can by staying 10 feet away. They arrived at around 7pm and partied and screamed thru 11pm and then happily left. The third night, a 3 car convoy of teenagers with beers came to camp right next to us, again same story partied all night long despite strong wind and rain. They laughed and smashed all beer glass bottles and that’s why you will find this place full of glasses. We left the next morning and Would never to come back to this place

Month of VisitSeptember

Tom Y.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 30, 2021

Good experience

I was heading to the Mt. Herman trailhead and decided to continue on as far as I felt like and am glad I did...beautiful view,the switchbacks were very narrow and a lil scary at times but as it was a nice time of year end of June weather was awesome ...so...double thumbs up! And it was free so yayy to that😁

Sitepast Mt Herman trailhead ahead a good 2-4 miles im guessing

Month of VisitJuly

Jaymin B.

Scout

Reviewed Dec. 6, 2020

Beuatiful, but Noobs Beware!

Sorry, No photos. It is very beautiful up there. I have only been here once, and I did not do enough research. I recently purchased a 26ft sustainable travel trailer and decided to take it out for the first time. Well the road up is very tight. Very skinny switchbacks. About half way up looking for a way to turn around. We got lucky and found a space just barely large enough to back in to carfully. I am a first time TT owner so, yeah it was a bit nerve racking. Although it was very beautiful, I will not make that mistake again. Don't go up if you are pulling anything larger than a tear drop trailer. I didn't go all the way up, so I don't know if there is any kind of turn around up there. If someone knows, please enlighten me, as would like to know if I was going to be screwed if I went all the way up.

Patrick D.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 21, 2020

Can you drive straight to we’re the tents go and fire pits are or do you have to walk to them???

are there pull off sites on the road or do you have to walk to them

Paula

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 16, 2020

My Herman dispersed camping

I noticed on here that it says there's water hookups and electric and Sewer excetera however this is dispersed camping and does not have any type of amenities at all. if you go up to the Meadows or thunder ridge it is a pay campgrounds and they do not have electrical water are sewer but they do have restrooms if I am remembering correctly. It's been 15 years since I've been up there to camp. Now if you're talking about the dispersed camping this is where all the kids from Monument and the areas go up to party on the weekends and it can get pretty Rowdy from what I understand. It's a beautiful area up there I could have it that but you need to be careful and Camp away from the kids.

BigRed Overlander O.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

Perfect spot

Looking for a quick spot to stay the night as we were traveling through. Easy drive up, found a pull out fairly close to the main road with established fire ring. Great views of the city lights and then sunrise. Seems like a lot of options. Surprised there was so much traffic early morning—tricks, bike, dirt bikes. Would happily stay here again.

TreVon K.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 1, 2020

Around the corner and up a steep hill ☝️

30 minutes and kick back and please crack a cold one for Colorado being the best place.

Monte P.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 23, 2020

A small price for freedom

If you enjoy panoramic views of the Rockies, drive in dispersed camping and putting your off-roading skills to the test, this dispersed campsite is a must visit! My 9 yr old son and I happened upon this mountain top paradise somewhat by accident. We were looking for a less challenging day hike with low traffic and decided to try the Mt. Herman trailhead. My ever burning desire for a view and solitude lead us up Mt. Herman rd to the location I marked on the map for this listing. Access was challenging, even with our 4x4 Jeep seeing as there was pretty deep snowfall accumulation, steep grades, and hairpin switchbacks heading up. However in warmer seasons this would be easy access for most stock 4x4 vehicles. No lift necessary, just a desire for the boundless views afforded at the summit. There are multiple pull offs, relatively low traffic aside from the occasional off-roading convoy passing through spreading merriment and good cheer. There are some really cool fire ring setups and plenty of epic views to make your own. If Colorado’s what you want, here’s a great place to experience the back country without having to drive for hours to access it. We had a blast! Please ALWAYS remember, be Kind & rewind!! Wait... wrong slogan😅 LEAVE NO TRACE & PACK IT OUT! Thanks & have fun! Photos are in my phone, I’ll update with photos... sure to amaze! 😉✌🏾

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