Surface Creek (FR 125) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Surface Creek (FR 125) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Grand Valley Ranger District
12 mi from Cedaredge
Maps 10,063 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
- 2.5 of this road’s 7.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.5 miles of dirt.
- Near Vela Dam.
- Estimated climb: 400 ft over 7.5 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- The Skookum Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Leon Peak stands 1,164 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 26–49°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.