Cement Creek (FR 7740) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Cement Creek (FR 7740) in CO
Dispersed camping corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
6.6 mi from Crested Butte
19 mi off US 50 (straight line)
Maps 8,769 ft
Designated sites only
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/28–2/29Stay 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
- 11.2 of this road’s 17.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.6 miles of it dirt.
- Near Hot Spring.
- Estimated climb: 4,100 ft over 17.5 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 2.6 miles along the road.
- A gate 6.4 miles along the road.
- Cattle guards 7.8 and 8.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Cement Mountain stands 3,434 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles east.
- Cement Creek Spring lies 0.5 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 23–55°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.