The Camp Hale Continental Divide National Monument’s Tenmile Area includes federal lands in Summit County, which, in ...

A numbered sign designates a dispersed camping site on Boreas Pass Road near Breckenridge. The tent symbol pictured here on Friday indicates where you can legally camp on Forest Service land ...

The dispersed sites are free and available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Dispersed camping has been limited to designated sites in the North Rock Creek area since 2020. Additional areas that ...

Summit County voters passed a mill levy that provided $182,000 for a seasonal dispersed recreation crew to patrol camping areas, educate visitors, and enforce regulations. An additional $100,000 ...

Significant changes in camping rules have also been implemented in recent years to manage the impact on the environment. In Summit County, dispersed camping is now limited to designated sites only, ...

And while that weather slowed the camping season down in Summit County, everything is open and expected to be busy. "This was one of the toughest openings we have had in terms of snow," Lehman said.