Co Rd 65 — Forest Service in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 65 — Forest Service in CO

Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District

22 mi from Ridgway

Maps 10,495 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
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Road Access

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Near Baldy.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 26%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 130 ft, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 29%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Baldy stands 609 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles east.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–51°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.