BLM 219 — Edge Loop Rapel in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 219 — Edge Loop Rapel in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

12 mi from Loma

Maps 6,527 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

Extreme
  • All 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Part of the route closes seasonally, so check locally before you go.
  • Estimated climb: 80 ft over 0.6 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 16%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Ross Ridge stands 872 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles east.

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 37–62°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.