Leroux Creek (FR 128) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Leroux Creek (FR 128) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Grand Valley Ranger District
10 mi from Paonia
Maps 8,228 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/31–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 5.7 of this road’s 11.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 4.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Brockman Number 2 Dam.
- Estimated climb: 2,800 ft over 11.2 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 7.4 and mile 8: 3 mapped spots.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Patterson Reservoirs lies 0.2 mi off.
- Green Mountain stands 2,572 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 31–57°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.