Willow Creek Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Willow Creek Rd in CO

Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District

17 mi from Buena Vista

Maps 10,622 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

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

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Near Mount Kreutzer.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 10%.
  • Estimated climb: 80 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mount Kreutzer stands 2,498 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles east.
  • Mirror Lake lies 0.7 mi off.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 22–48°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.