Rainbow Lake (FR 7724) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Rainbow Lake (FR 7724) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
15 mi from Gunnison
0.0 mi off US 50 (straight line)
Maps 10,958 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 10.8–16.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/28–2/29Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 3.4 of this road’s 17.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.7 miles of dirt.
- Near Rainbow Lake Dam.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 10.8, 12.3, 13.3 and 16.3 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- South Baldy Mountain stands 1,418 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 24–48°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.