Union Park (FR 7752) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Union Park (FR 7752) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
23 mi from Crested Butte
17 mi off US 50 (straight line)
Maps 9,912 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.6–4.6 and 10.6–11.4 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
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Road Access
Difficult
- 7.4 of this road’s 11.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7.4 miles of it dirt.
- Near Cross Mountain Summit.
- Estimated climb: 3,100 ft over 11.7 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 27%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 3.8 and 4.1 miles along the road.
- A cattle guard 4.3 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 5.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Cross Mountain stands 2,561 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles southwest.
- Cross Creek runs 0.7 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 26–52°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.