Ponderosa Cg (FR 7721.2) in CO

Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District

22 mi from Gunnison

Maps 7,927 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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

2.1 of this road’s 4.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.3 miles of it dirt.
Near Pearson Point.
Estimated climb: 150 ft over 4.2 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A cattle guard 2.1 miles along the road.

5 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.8 and mile 3: 2 mapped, 3 reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Soap Mesa stands 2,119 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles west.
Cow Creek runs 0.9 mi off.

September normals 36–72°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Ponderosa Cg (FR 7721.2) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access in Colorado