Bear Creek Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Bear Creek Rd in CO
Road corridorBLM, Uncompahgre
7.7 mi from Paonia
Maps 6,981 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
BLM Uncompahgre Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Fire Mountain.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 18%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 160 ft, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Fire Mountain stands 1,547 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles northeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 39–63°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.