Co Hwy 256 — Grand Junction in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Hwy 256 — Grand Junction in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

28 mi from Loma

Maps 8,798 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

BLM Grand Junction Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

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 16%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 380 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.7 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Rules

  • You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land. After the 14 days have been reached, you must move at least 30 air miles away from the previously occupied location.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–54°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.