Walton Peak Dispersed Camping
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland
Write a Review FR-302 Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 970-870-2299 307-745-2300 Official WebsiteGPS: 40.3875, -106.66
Overview of Walton Peak Dispersed Camping
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by ashtonschmidt on 8/20/2023
Longest RV Reported: 36 feet (Class A)
Reported by Ray & Terri on 6/27/2021
Pad Type grass
Open Seasonally June to Oct
Elevation 9,448 ft / 2,879 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Walton Peak Dispersed Camping 18 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 11 Users
Last reported 7/27/2021
Confirmed by 3 Users
Last reported 8/29/2021
“Great Spot”
Reviewed 8/20/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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We arrived on a Friday at 9pm and were able to find an awesome spot. The road was definitely washed out with lots of potholes, but we took it slow and didn’t have a problem with our 22 foot trailer. We didn’t go past the marker that says 023 though, I think our trailer would not have had enough clearance past that point. There were a f... more
We arrived on a Friday at 9pm and were able to find an awesome spot. The road was definitely washed out with lots of potholes, but we took it slow and didn’t have a problem with our 22 foot trailer. We didn’t go past the marker that says 023 though, I think our trailer would not have had enough clearance past that point. There were a few mosquitos but we put out our Thermacell and had no issues.
ashtonschmidt would stay here again
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“Nirvana!!”
Reviewed 8/29/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | End of the road |
| RV Length: | 26' (Travel Trailer) |
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10,087ft altitude. End of the road, fairly level, wonderful. Night sky is why we came here. I wasn't disappointed. There were 4 campers earlier this Sunday morning we stayed everyone else left. Unfortunately we can't see the other mountain ranges worth beans due to the smoke from the fires in CA. Otherwise it would have been ab... more
10,087ft altitude. End of the road, fairly level, wonderful. Night sky is why we came here. I wasn't disappointed. There were 4 campers earlier this Sunday morning we stayed everyone else left.
Unfortunately we can't see the other mountain ranges worth beans due to the smoke from the fires in CA. Otherwise it would have been absolutely stunning. 26ft vintage cruiser made it up here, very slow. Not to bad but no turn around as you get up here. Once your up here it's rocky but you can turn around ez. Cell service was decent. Could do a duo call.
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Bstewart would stay here again
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“Most affordable way to explore Steamboat ”
Reviewed 7/27/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 6 |
| Site Number: | Na |
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We stayed here for six days. The weather was great, plenty of sites, Colorado’s back country is beautiful! Would camp there again 👍
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Following the Fridell’s would stay here again
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“Private sites, mosquitoes and poor Verizon ”
Reviewed 7/20/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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We stayed here while scouting the area a perfect site. Road in good washboard condition to second junction. Be aware that the entry has a steep drop on both sides. We didn't have and issue with the turn with our 30 foot trailer but we took it slow. First and second junction large enough for turn around with 30 foot trailer. The sec... more
We stayed here while scouting the area a perfect site.
Road in good washboard condition to second junction. Be aware that the entry has a steep drop on both sides. We didn't have and issue with the turn with our 30 foot trailer but we took it slow. First and second junction large enough for turn around with 30 foot trailer. The second junction does have a large dip in the road so mind your tail swing.
Generally the area is swampy and mosquitoes were plenty. I was concerned about some sites as the ground was soft and our truck sunk a bit. I would recommend choosing carefully during monsoon season.
The best Verizon was the first site before the gate. We speed tested and got an average of 5megabit download and 0.25 megabit upload. This varied by the wind.
There was minimal road noise from I 40.
We decided to move to Rabbit Ears West as it better suited our needs but this area would be our second choice.
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Loving Every Mile would stay here again
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“Very nice spots”
Reviewed 7/16/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | na |
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Love this spot, lots of room between spots. Main road was in good shape, one guy had a Class A, he was way in there. Had cell Verizon. We where about halfway in. Bugs seemed worst in lower sites.
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WalterB would stay here again
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“Nice, mostly widely spaced sites off of US-40 East of Steamboat Springs”
Reviewed 6/27/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | NA |
| RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
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We are full-timers and have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and had scouted the area a day before arriving with the RV. There are several sites along FR-302, which is actually in pretty decent shape, one about 1/2 mile in, several about a mile in at FR-3021B, which is where we stayed (to the left), and then a few more ab... more
We are full-timers and have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and had scouted the area a day before arriving with the RV. There are several sites along FR-302, which is actually in pretty decent shape, one about 1/2 mile in, several about a mile in at FR-3021B, which is where we stayed (to the left), and then a few more about another mile in or so. We found a nice site (40.3749046, -106.6699622) and stayed for 5 days (late June). It took a bit of jockeying to get our motorhome into the site, but with a little perseverance, we prevailed. This site was surprisingly level too, almost didn’t need to level at all. There was one beautiful site in a meadow about 1/4 past the one we chose, but the stretch of dirt road between them was deeply rutted and potholed, with a couple of sections that were fairly steeply pitched from side to side, so we decided not to risk it. They were also predicting rain, which it did for a couple days, and didn’t want to get stuck in the mud holes. There is a nice little stream that runs from the meadow along the road. There is little traffic on FR-302, which was nice, though you could hear some traffic on US-40 when it was otherwise quiet. We walked our dog on FR-302 a fair bit and only once encountered a vehicle on the road. There are a number of hiking trails off of US-40 in the surrounding area, but due to the weather, we didn’t get to hike them as much as we would have liked. AT&T coverage was poor without a booster, with 0-2 Bars of 3G service, but nearly no data throughput. With our weboost, it got a little better with 1-3 bars of 3G and speeds up to about 0.4 MB/s, but the speed varied considerably. T-Mobile service was nonexistent. We were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site. There were also no OTA channels to be had with our fixed omni antenna.
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Ray & Terri would stay here again
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“Great spots with fantastic views”
Reviewed 6/6/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Stayed at the end of the road at the top of the mountain. There were 2 sites up top, one at the very end and one right before that. I chose the one before as the top site, while it had great views, was very open with no tree cover and it was a little windy. Very quiet. The road up was mostly fine, but as you start to ascend, there were... more
Stayed at the end of the road at the top of the mountain. There were 2 sites up top, one at the very end and one right before that. I chose the one before as the top site, while it had great views, was very open with no tree cover and it was a little windy. Very quiet. The road up was mostly fine, but as you start to ascend, there were a couple of spots that still had some snow and were a little bumpy. Would definitely come back here. No amenities so you need to bring whatever you need and pack it all out. Sites were very clean though. No trash. My site had ants though. There was a huge ant nest near one of the trees.
Cara would stay here again
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“Long road, questionable reception, nice view tho!”
Reviewed 8/21/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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I just checked in here for the night. Reception was best down near the highway, then dropped out entirely, and kicked back in as I climbed the road to the top. Overall, proximity to water was surrounded by overgrown (well, its the wilderness, so, just "grown") tall grasses, making for lots of bugs. The road up was bumpy, but doable. Th... more
I just checked in here for the night. Reception was best down near the highway, then dropped out entirely, and kicked back in as I climbed the road to the top. Overall, proximity to water was surrounded by overgrown (well, its the wilderness, so, just "grown") tall grasses, making for lots of bugs. The road up was bumpy, but doable. There is 1 prime spot at the top, with a pretty incredible view. But there's no water access up there. And somebody else was in that spot, so I pulled off beside them... not so level and no views to speak of.
Worked fine for a night, but was happy to hit the road in the morning too. The campsite was overall pretty nice, but the very limited reception was a key limitation for me. No single site could bring together all the desirable amenities: water access, reception, views, level pad. But, the price is right!
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“Beautiful, quiet boondocking spot with a few mosquito friends”
Reviewed 7/25/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Travel Trailer) |
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We had scouted this place out back in June and were able to find a prime location, far enough from 40 to barely hear it, but close enough to have reasonable cell phone service.
The road gets pretty rutted the further up you go. So we knew we wanted to be in one of the flatter sections nearer the entrance.
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Lynore would stay here again
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“Gorgeous and quiet spot ”
Reviewed 8/15/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
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I drove in about 2.6 miles to a spot off on the left. The spots before this one were all taken but this spot turned out to be beautiful! It was a nice hike to the very top of the hill where the tower is and a beautiful panoramic view. The bugs were pretty bad in early August, but that's the wilderness! The road in was totally doabl... more
I drove in about 2.6 miles to a spot off on the left. The spots before this one were all taken but this spot turned out to be beautiful! It was a nice hike to the very top of the hill where the tower is and a beautiful panoramic view. The bugs were pretty bad in early August, but that's the wilderness!
The road in was totally doable at a slower pace in my 24' class c. The last couple spots above where I was at were more for tent campers though as the turnoffs weren't very driveable.
The service was definitely spotty at best. I sometimes had 1 or maybe 2 bars of AT&T 3G and sometimes no service at all. Definitely not enough to pull anything up on my laptop.
mnp_traveler would stay here again
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noted 6/7/2021
As of 6/1/20201 this area is closed due to the recent Williams Fork Wildlland fire that hit the area. Take note that if you come back there you will not find a place to camp.
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