Co Rd 712A in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 712A in CO

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

12 mi from Paonia

Maps 7,547 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 16%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 110 ft through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.0 miles off.
  • Big Sand Mountain stands 2,898 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles north.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–60°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.