Stevens Gulch Rd — Paonia in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Stevens Gulch Rd — Paonia in CO

Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Paonia Ranger District

7.0 mi from Paonia

Maps 6,379 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · no more than 28 days on any one National Forest within a 60-day period; also 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
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Road Access

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Near Iron Point.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 14%, 20% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 430 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Iron Point stands 1,715 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles north.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 39–64°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.