Co Hwy 242 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Hwy 242 in CO

Road corridorBLM, Colorado River Valley

3.5 mi from Rifle

Maps 5,770 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.
  • Near Graham Mesa.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 12%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Known camping along this road at mile 0.4: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
  • Horse Mountain stands 3,661 ft above the map pin, 9.3 miles north.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–64°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.