Middle Fork Cimarron (FR 861.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Middle Fork Cimarron (FR 861.1) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Ouray Ranger District
13 mi from Ridgway
Maps 9,428 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 on any one National Forest within a 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 5.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near High Mesa.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 3: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
- Sheep Mountain stands 3,740 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles southeast.
- Middle Fork Cimarron River runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 33–57°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.