Taylor River (FR 7742) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Taylor River (FR 7742) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
16 mi from Aspen
Maps 10,090 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 25.2–25.4, 27.8–28.9 and 31.4–31.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Stay 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
Road Access
Difficult
- 21.9 of this road’s 37.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 30.2 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 5,000 ft over 37.3 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 6.1 and 6.7 miles along the road.
- Cattle guards 8.9, 25.3 and 27.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 22.1: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Bowman Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Lambertson Peak stands 2,892 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles southwest.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 27–50°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.