Big Mesa Rd (BLM 3054) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Big Mesa Rd (BLM 3054) in CO

Road corridorBLM, Gunnison

9.8 mi from Gunnison

Maps 7,946 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Gunnison Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 8.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Big Mesa Point.
  • Estimated climb: 590 ft over 8.3 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Big Mesa stands 805 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles northeast.

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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–58°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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