Glade (FR 514) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Glade (FR 514) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District
29 mi from Cortez
10 mi off US 491 (straight line)
Maps 8,306 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 31.1–35.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/2–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 mi · no more than 28 days within any continuous 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- 18.3 of this road’s 45.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 16.6 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A locked gate 23.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- The Lake Unit Number Two Reservoir shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 34–58°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.