Lotus Creek Camp in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Lotus Creek Camp in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
20 mi from Crested Butte
Maps 9,062 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
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Baldy Mountain.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 28%, 60% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 170 ft, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 37%.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Park Cone stands 3,035 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles northeast.
- Taylor River runs 0.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 30–54°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.