Coal Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Coal Rd in CO

Road corridorBLM, Uncompahgre

3.3 mi from Hotchkiss

Maps 6,030 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
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Duke Hill.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 16%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.9 miles off.
  • Fire Mountain Canal runs 0.3 mi off.
  • Oak Mesa stands 2,782 ft above the map pin, 5.7 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 38–65°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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