Escalante Rim Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Escalante Rim Rd in CO
Road corridorBLM, Uncompahgre
6.6 mi from Delta
Maps 5,199 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Moderate
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 0%.
- Estimated climb: 910 ft through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- A water crossing 7.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- A river runs 1.0 mi off.
- Point Peninsula stands 4,828 ft above the map pin, 13 miles north.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–68°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.