Co Rd 710A — Paonia in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 710A — Paonia in CO

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

5.5 mi from Paonia

Maps 6,506 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 · no more than 28 days on any one National Forest within a 60-day period; also 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.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 20%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 70 ft through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • A gate 2.7 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Lion Mesa stands 1,716 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles east.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 40–64°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.