Battlement Jeep (FR 847.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Battlement Jeep (FR 847.1) in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF, Rifle Ranger District
3.0 mi from Battlement Mesa
Maps 7,276 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–3.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/21–11/22Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 4.2 of this road’s 6.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.2 miles of it dirt.
- Near Doghead Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 3,200 ft over 6.3 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 31%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
- Doghead Mountain stands 2,436 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles southeast.
Rules
- Dispersed campers should choose a site that is already impacted, no more than 300' from the centerline of the road and at least 100' from any body of water.…Unless otherwise noted, maximum stay is 14 days within a 30-day period, for recreational use only: residential use is not permitted. After 14 days, campers must relocate outside a 20 mile radius.
- Camp at least 100 ft from body of water or national forest system trail; except at developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–60°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.