Upper Illinois (FR 7671) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Upper Illinois (FR 7671) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
22 mi from Crested Butte
Maps 9,531 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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
- 0.3 of this road’s 6.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.6 miles of it dirt.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 2.3 and mile 2.5: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Pieplant Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Grizzly Peak stands 3,771 ft above the map pin, 4.4 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 23–52°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.