Dry Fork Mn Creek (FR 711) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Dry Fork Mn Creek (FR 711) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Paonia Ranger District
5.3 mi from Paonia
Maps 6,470 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.2 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 5/1–11/30Stay 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
- All 14 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 4,400 ft over 14 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 33%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 1.2 and 5.1 miles along the road.
- Gates 2.9 and 7.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
- Jumbo Mountain stands 1,793 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles northwest.
- Dry Fork Minnesota Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 40–64°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.