Black Ridge Road in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Black Ridge Road in CO
Road corridorBLM, Uncompahgre
8.5 mi from Hotchkiss
Maps 6,547 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
BLM Uncompahgre Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans all 9 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.1 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Part of the route closes seasonally, so check locally before you go.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 6.8: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Gunnison River runs 0.6 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–63°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.