NFS Rd 255 — San Luis Valley in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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NFS Rd 255 — San Luis Valley in CO

Road corridorBLM, San Luis Valley

17 mi from Monte Vista

Maps 8,566 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

BLM San Luis Valley Field Office ↗

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

Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Terrace Dam.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 6%, 90% of it on a shelf.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Terrace Reservoir shoreline is 0.3 mi off.
  • Greenie Mountain stands 2,597 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles north.

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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–59°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.