Wilderness Stock Site Regulations (HORSES, MULES, BURROS, LLAMAS):
- Camp safely away from standing dead trees as near as is safely possible to the silver metal arrowhead that marks the site.
- Camp must be established in "stock sites" only.
- Party size is limited to 6 people and 8 stock at individual stock sites.
- Party size is limited to 12 people and 16 stock at group stock sites.
- Fires prohibited. Use portable stoves only.
- Grazing is prohibited. Carry complete feed (certified weed free).
- Hitchracks are provided at all stock sites (posts at llama-only sites) and stock must be securely tied to the hitchrack/posts overnight. No public corrals are provided. Highlining, hobbling, loose herding, temporary corrals and other means of confinement are not allowed.
- Stock users are expected to clean up after their stock, including packing out any uneaten feed, spreading manure and filling in any holes caused by pawing.
Some trails are closed to stock use. See the RMNP Horse webpage for details.
HWB in Privy Column indicates that campers are strongly encouraged to carry out human waste in specially provided biodegradable disposable bags (Human Waste Bags) when using the site.
| Site Code |
Name of Camp Area and Trailhead
|
20 Year Average Snow Free Date |
Individual Site, 6 people 8 stock
|
Group Site, 12 people 16 stock
|
Distance from Trailhead in Miles
|
Site Elevation in Feet
|
Privy
|
|
East Side of the Park
|
|
011
|
Lost Meadow (Group/Stock)
Dunraven Trailhead
|
6/17 |
|
1
|
8.4
|
10,420
|
Yes
|
|
016
|
Big Horn Mountain (Group/Stock)
Lawn Lake, Lumpy Ridge or Cow Creek Trailheads
|
6/25 |
|
1
|
7.1
|
10,320
|
Yes
|
|
023
|
Lawn Lake (Stock)
Lawn Lake, Lumpy Ridge or Cow Creek Trailheads
|
6/26 |
1
|
|
6.2
|
10,990
|
Yes
|
|
025
|
Ute Meadow (Llama)
Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead
|
6/10 |
1(llamas only, limit 5)
|
|
2.7
|
9,450
|
No
|
|
052
|
Aspen Knoll (Llama)
Wild Basin Trailhead
|
5/26 |
1(llamas only, limit 5)
|
|
2.3
|
9,400
|
No
|
|
055
|
Thunder Lake (Stock)
Wild Basin Trailhead
|
7/5 |
1
|
|
6.8
|
10,570
|
Yes
|
|
058
|
Finch Lake (Group/Stock)
Finch Lake or Wild Basin Trailheads
|
6/11 |
|
1
|
4.6
|
9,910
|
Yes
|
|
West Side of the Park
|
|
074
|
North Inlet (Group/Stock)
North Inlet Trailhead
|
6/19 |
|
1
|
6.5
|
9,290
|
Yes
|
|
091
|
Tonahutu (Group/Stock)
Tonahutu or Green Mountain Trailhead
|
UNAVAILABLE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
093
|
Haynach (Llama)
Tonahutu or Green Mountain Trailhead
|
7/7 |
1(llamas only, limit 5)
|
|
7.2
|
10,760
|
No
|
|
109
|
Ditch Camp (Group/Stock)
Colorado River Trailhead
|
6/26 |
|
1
|
4.6
|
10,160
|
HWB
|
|
115
|
Hague Creek (Group/Stock)
Corral Creek Trailhead
|
7/4 |
|
1
|
1.6
|
9,720
|
Yes
|
|
119
|
Koenig (Stock)
Corral Creek Trailhead
|
7/11
|
1
|
|
5.2
|
10,680
|
No
|
