Lone Dome (FR 504) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Lone Dome (FR 504) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District
32 mi from Monticello
Maps 8,177 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 29.8–51.4 and 69.7–78.3 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
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 49.8 of this road’s 80.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 49.4 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 13 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 37.7 and mile 75.1: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Pole Canyon Reservoir Number One lies 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 35–58°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.