Pieplant Creek (FR 7742.3) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado
Pieplant Creek (FR 7742.3) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
21 mi from Crested Butte
Maps 9,619 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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
- 6.5 of this road’s 7.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.5 miles of it dirt.
- Near Pieplant Mill.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 6 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 3.8 and mile 6.2: reported by travellers.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Grizzly Peak stands 3,683 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles northeast.
Climate averages
September normals 33–64°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.