Buzzard Divide (FR 265) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Buzzard Divide (FR 265) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Grand Valley Ranger District
18 mi from Rifle
Maps 7,614 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 13.4–14.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/31–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 5 of this road’s 18.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,800 ft over 18.6 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 12.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Hightower Mountain stands 1,946 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles east.
- Hightower Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 34–59°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.