BLM 080 — Tunnel Point in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 080 — Tunnel Point in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

9.2 mi from Orchard Mesa

Maps 5,427 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Grand Junction Field Office ↗

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

Difficult
  • 11.7 of this road’s 11.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.7 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles 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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 37–65°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.