Co Rd 21 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 21 in CO

Road corridorBLM, Gunnison

8.4 mi from Ouray

Maps 12,319 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

BLM Gunnison Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Gravel Mountain.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 24%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 100 ft through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 25%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 0.9 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Gravel Mountain stands 1,262 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles northeast.
  • Schafer Gulch runs 0.5 mi off.

Rules

  • You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land. … After the 14 days have been reached, you must move at least 30 air miles away from the previously occupied location.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 22–45°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.