Punche Valley Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Punche Valley Rd in CO

Road corridorBLM, San Luis Valley

13 mi from Sanford

Maps 7,776 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
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Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Near South Pinon Hills.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 8%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.7 miles off.
  • South Pinon Hills stands 925 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles east.

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 31–62°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.