Old Sawmill Rd (BLM 3034) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Old Sawmill Rd (BLM 3034) in CO

Road corridorBLM, Gunnison

23 mi from Gunnison

Maps 8,371 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Gunnison Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 7.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Cebolla Hot Springs.
  • Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 7.1 miles, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 28%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • West Fork Powderhorn Creek runs 1.1 mi off.
  • Rudolph Hill stands 1,767 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles southeast.

Rules

  • You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land. … After the 14 days have been reached, you must move at least 30 air miles away from the previously occupied location.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 25–59°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.