I stayed for one night, just south of chimney rock & it was great. Once you enter on chimney road, you have miles worth of campsites to pick from. Before getting to the national forest, there’s state land that is camp-able from 9/1 - 2/29. That’s where I stayed. It was hunting season during my stay so basically filled with hunters but at night, it was very peaceful. Beautiful views of the mountains and aspens were changing colors. Didn’t see any wildlife but several signs noted moose had been seen in the area. 3 bars of 3G via AT&T.