About Parks Ranger District
The Parks Ranger District is nestled into the Northwest Central Mountains of Colorado, bordered on the north by Wyoming, the Medicine Bow Mountains and the Rawah Wilderness on the east, the Zirkel Wilderness on the west, and the Park and Rabbit Ears ranges to the south (also known as the Troublesome Area). These National Forest lands encircle what is known as "North Park," an open, sagebrush upland of 40 square miles. It is one of three parks in Colorado, joining "Middle Park" and "South Park" in the trio. Parks Ranger District is one of six Ranger Districts on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, and is situated east of the Continental Divide. There are three Ranger Districts in Colorado and three in Wyoming. The Parks Ranger District Office is located in Walden, the only incorporated town in North Park. - Forest Service Maps for the Medicine Bow or Routt National Forests may be…
- Managed by: Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG, FS
- Where: in Walden, CO · 40.73658, -106.2826
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Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 0.3 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Campsite · 6 mi SW of Walden 6.5 mi
- Cowdrey Lake SWA campsites 7.2 mi
- Delaney Butte Lakes SWA campsites 9.9 mi
- Campsite · 10 mi W of Walden 10 mi
- Sage Campground 10 mi
- Campsite · 15 mi S of Fox Park 10.2 mi