Big Creek (FR 403) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Big Creek (FR 403) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Grand Valley Ranger District
23 mi from Orchard Mesa
Maps 8,150 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.5–2.7, 3.7–4.3, 4.8–5.2 and 7.4–7.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- 2 of this road’s 8.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Casto Dam.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 6.8 and 7.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Little Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 33–58°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.