South End Road (BLM 3580) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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South End Road (BLM 3580) in CO

Road corridorBLM, Gunnison

7.0 mi from Gunnison

Maps 8,477 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.1–4.8 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

BLM Gunnison Field Office ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 5.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near C-Rod Point.
  • Estimated climb: 150 ft over 5.7 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A cattle guard 5.3 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.

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 26–57°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.