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CR 47 is located in Colorado

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39.90052764978214 N
105.76832052348239 W

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Evan F.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 4, 2021

Private road.

The entire road is lined with “No Camping” signs. I went in 2 miles from 36 and turned around. Found others doing the same.

Month of VisitJuly

Jamie L.

Scout

Reviewed May. 21, 2021

Pulled off on CR 47 from the 36 on second or third gravel pull-off patch on the right about a mile or so in, with small overhang on opposite side of road. Trail on opposite side goes up the hill, camped under large rock overhang. Bikers use trail but was great spot, can lay on top of the rock for great view of stars at night.

SiteCR 47

Month of VisitJune

Jaqueline E.

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 7, 2021

No camping allowed

After driving down the road about a mile you can either enter private property or get to a dead end. There are signs that say not to camp. Lots of people were driving down this road and turning around

Kent B.

Scout

Reviewed Mar. 2, 2021

Be careful, private road!

Be careful, we had friends in town. Not a good experience. The road that says 'no outlet' is a private maintained road a ton of homes use this road. Noisy and dusty. The forest service has posted no camping at this location. Sooo you can camp 1/4 mile from the road but you can get a ticket for your car, if you pull off the road it's a ticket for sure... Best to drive straight at the end of CR 47 where the pavement ends to Johnny's park it's all open there.

Dan W.

Scout

Reviewed Feb. 28, 2021

Posted: NO CAMPING

No camping within 1/4 mile of road!

matthew M.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 11, 2020

Busy and a lot of trash

Showed up on a Saturday and there was cars everywhere. Like others have said a lot of trash. Probably my least favorite spot I’ve stayed that I’ve used this app for.

Matthew V.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 5, 2020

Low & Slow

Stayed here for a night. This is a popular mountain bike area and at the initial arrival to the camp there is a turn off for trails and the other side is for camp. Unsure how many spots there actually are, at a certain point you NEED high clearance 4x4. Although, plenty of sites available prior to that point. Entirely primitive camping. There are no facilities: Water, toilets or power. No ATT phone service as well.

Makenzie

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 15, 2020

Beware of mice!

Beautiful sunset and star show but had to pack up early and head home because of all the mice! Not worth ruining a nice tent over 😬

Miah

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 23, 2020

Relieving Experience

Was a great two night stay here. The roads leading up to the actual site has a lot of loose rock & bumps but not too bad for my 1997 camper. There is a ton of chipmunks so be cautious.

Riley F.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 21, 2020

Decent spot, far removed!

This will be one of few free camping spots around Rocky Mt. National Park. The road in begins easy but gets more difficult as you get onto National Forest Land.

Things to know: •Zero Cell service •20 minutes south of Estes Park/RMNP •Come prepared, there is nothing around. My only complaint- •Beware of mice!! I ended with nearly ten mice up in my engine bay, wheel wells, and bumper. They had my dog going nuts and had me worried they may tear up my wiring. We drove off for a while then returned to a spot a little further down near the trail head that wasn’t as wooded.

GPS Coordinates to the road, continue up further from this point: 40.24993,-105.41139

Jacob H.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 7, 2020

Big Elk Meadows on CR-47

There is a lot of foot and bicycle traffic by day and unless you hike out a ways to set up camp, you'll probably be within earshot of another group of people camping nearby. Either way though, it's still a great place for a quick weekend campout.

Christine M.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 14, 2018

Awesome view

We camped here one weekend. You won’t be able to get to these sites without a car with four wheel drive. We drove up to some of the higher spots with an awesome view of mountains, a lake and Longmont in the distance. Campsites are free with large spaces. A couple cons are that’s there are no bathrooms and you cannot have fires in boulder county at this time.

SiteTop of the mountain

Month of VisitJuly

Kerrie L.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 1, 2018

Beautiful View but so much trash

These are free primitive sites. We saw about six sites, but there may be more. High clearance and 4 wheel drive is a must! We chose a site in a harder to get to spot because the other sites had so much trash and broken glass. It seems locals camp out, target practice and drive dirt bikes and four wheelers in the area A LOT. We went on a beautiful hike and the place was quiet at night.

Month of VisitJuly