Virginia Creek (FR 814) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Virginia Creek (FR 814) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Paonia Ranger District
10 mi from Paonia
Maps 7,040 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–2.1 and 3.7–4.1 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 5/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · no more than 28 days on any one National Forest within a 60-day period; also 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
- 12.3 of this road’s 15.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.8 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,200 ft over 15.5 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard 0.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
- North Saddle Peak stands 2,659 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles south.
- Little Coal Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 38–63°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.