Sawmill Canyon (FR 533) in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

32 mi from Ouray

Maps 9,595 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

VerizonNONE

AT&TMARGINAL

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

2.8 of this road’s 7.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near River Hill.
Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 7.1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Rio Grande runs 0.3 mi off.
Shotgun Mountain stands 1,130 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles northeast.

Dispersed camping is camping outside of developed campgrounds on the Rio Grande National Forest. There is no fee to dispersed camp.
Camping rules

October normals 25–56°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sawmill Canyon (FR 533) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access