Road 8473 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Road 8473 in CO
Road corridorBLM, Colorado River Valley
4.2 mi from Gypsum
Maps 7,298 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
BLM Colorado River Valley Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 7 consecutive days · the 7-day limit applies April 1 to August 31 · September 1 to March 31: 14 consecutive days · unless otherwise authorized in writing by the BLM; also 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi; also 14 consecutive days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 18%, 40% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 510 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.1: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Castle Peak stands 3,971 ft above the map pin, 8.3 miles northeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 32–60°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.