BLM 300 — Ruby Mountain Trailhead in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 300 — Ruby Mountain Trailhead in CO

Road corridorBLM, Royal Gorge

6.6 mi from Buena Vista

Maps 7,639 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Royal Gorge Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
VerizonSTRONG
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Extreme
  • All 2.4 miles of this road are maintained only for low-range 4WD, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 650 ft over 2.4 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
  • Water crossings 0.3, 1.5 and 2 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Sugarloaf Mountain stands 750 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles north.
  • Arkansas River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land. … After the 14 days have been reached, you must move at least 30 air miles away from the previously occupied location.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–62°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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