Deadman Road Dispersed Camping

We came in from the south, off of CO14 and that was an 'interesting' drive on dirt road. There are some tight turns but hardly any traffic so you can use the full road width.

PROs:
* Beautiful area at elevation of 8940 ft,, the pines and aspens are breath-taking;
* Rode around the Red Feather Lakes area and it was small with historic sites run by the National Historic Society;
* We received good enough Verizon for streaming;
* We used the pull off at the Call Box since lots of people in other sites.

CONs:
* High volume of traffic going by during the day, lots of people pulling their OHVs or RVs going up further on the road;
* No gas or market close by, apparently Fort Collins is approximately 50 miles away;
* This site could be a problem if there is rain storms so we kept an eye on weather forecast.

Went a little ways up Deadman Rd until I found a beautiful spot in the aspens beside the emergency call booth. This was at the beginning of September on a Wednesday afternoon and few spots were taken. The road was a little bumpy but no issues with my 20 ft travel trailer. I also saw large RVs pulling further up the road to find a spot. Full Verizon service the whole time so I was able to do work on my laptop through hotspot. There were also trails right behind the campsite and a fire pit that was already stacked with logs. 🙌🏼 Jackpot!

Road was a bit rough but our 32ft camper made it without taking out the Jack's. Peaceful places to camp. You can get water at red feather lakes (trash disposal too) which was about 10 min from camp. Secluded but filled up on the weekend. Shade varies greatly by site, with some sites having no shade at all. Had the sheriff drive through on Friday eve, probably just patrolling, didn't bother us at all. Good fire pit where we were, and lots of wood around to burn. We were easily able to have 3 campers fit in our site, which was further back.

Dispersed camping off of deadman road. Beautiful views and side roads with more sites. Side roads can be steep and bumpy, but we were able to pull our 12ft camper up them. Site we were in was big and private. Had 4 bars of LTE on Verizon. Minimal bugs and about 20 degrees cooler than the nearest big city. No large animal visitors , but have heard of other sightings in the area. We arrived Thursday night and the more accessible sites were already full with larger rigs, but tents and smaller rigs had plenty of options.
If I were to do it again I would scout out other sites as there were quite a few further up the road that had amazing views of the mountains and forest.

We stayed here 6/5/2020. Get here early on a Friday if you're wanting to stay for the weekend! I think we got the last good spot for an RV, that being said there are a lot of sites. Just follow deadman rd all the way down (just off red feather rd) and you'll see the designated spots. There are 4 wheelers and people shooting guns, which really doesn't bother us. But go during the week if you want more peace and quiet. Overall beautiful location near the lakes and hiking trails!