Hobbs Gulch (FR 7742.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Hobbs Gulch (FR 7742.1) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
21 mi from Crested Butte
19 mi off US 24 (straight line)
Maps 9,482 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/23–9/16Stay 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
- 3.3 of this road’s 6.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.6 miles of it dirt.
- Near Park Cone.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 7 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard 2.3 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Park Cone stands 2,615 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles southwest.
- The Taylor Park Reservoir shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 23–53°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.