We came up the weekend after Labor Day to avoid the massive crowds and it was a success! Definitely a busy dispersed camping road but it’s a great place if you’re okay with people in your line of sight. The beginning of the road is definitely more busy; I recommend driving farther back. Definitely have a truck or suv! We have an Audi wagon and it was quite sketchy in some parts and we only made it 2 miles up the road before deciding to not bottom out lol. We couldn’t leave denver till 5:30pm on Friday and lucked out “sharing” a site with a person sleeping in their car the first night. They were kind enough to offer it when they saw us looking disappointed at our prospects—they earned some good karma! Every site has a fire ring and parking and dogs are permitted. Not many bugs, given that there’s a creek running alongside the road. The spot we stayed at was really exposed (I cannot remember the number for the life of me; maybe around #20??) but actually had a trail across the creek that led to a much more private site back in the trees. So we moved camp for the next night and it was so worth it!! Had great views of the leaves starting to change and even saw 3 moose in the morning! A gem of a spot. Really glad we took a chance based on previous reviews (which are super accurate!).