Wilderness Winter Camping

• Camp safely away from standing dead trees.
• If the designated site has more than 4 inches (10 centimeters) of snow, camp at least 70 adult steps (200 feet/60 meters) away from the site. Do not camp in the site.
• Party size is limited to 12 people.
• Camps must be established:

1. within the designated wilderness winter zone, at least 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from the trailhead.
2. at least 70 adult steps (200 feet/60 meters) away from water.
3. on snow or rock only -- never on vegetation or in meadows.
4. out of sight and sound of trails and other campers.

• Fires prohibited. Use portable stoves only.

 

East Side of the Park
Site Code	Drainage Name	Number of Parties
A2	South Fork Cache La Poudre	8
B1	North Fork of Big Thompson	9
B5	Cow Creek	6
C1	Roaring River	6
C2	Fay Lakes	5
C3	Chiquita Creek	4
C4	Fall River	6
C5	Sundance Creek	2
C6	Black Canyon Creek	4
D1	Big Thompson River	9
D2	Gorge Lakes	2
D3	Hayden Creek	5
D4	Hidden River	3
D5	Spruce Creek	3
D6	Fern Creek	3
D7	Beaver Creek	2
E1	Mill Creek	3
E3	Haiyaha Creek	2
E4	Icy Brook	3
E5	Glacier Creek	5
E6	Boulder Brook	4
E7	Wind River	4
F1	Roaring Fork	3
F2	Alpine Brook	6
F3	Inn Brook	2
F4	Cabin Creek	4
G1	North St. Vrain	7
G2	Hunters Creek	2
G3	Campers Creek	2
G4	Sandbeach Lake	2
G5	Ouzel Creek	6
G6	Cony Creek	4
West Side of the Park
H2	Hague Creek	4
H3	Chapin Creek	3
H4	La Poudre River	4
J1	Specimen Creek	3
J2	Colorado River	4
J4	Red Gulch	2
J5	Opposition Creek	2
J6	Big Ditch Creek	2
J7	Sawmill Creek	2
J8	Lulu Creek	3
J9	Bennett Creek	2
K1	Timber Creek	3
K2	Onahu Creek	3
L1	Tonahutu Creek	6
M1	North Inlet	6
M2	Ptarmigan Creek	2
M3	Hallett Creek	2
M4	North Inlet Lakes	2
N1	East Inlet	6
N3	Echo Creek	2
P1	Ranger Creek	2
P2	Pole Creek	2
P3	Columbine Creek	4