BLM 286 — Bunk Ridge Retention Dam in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 286 — Bunk Ridge Retention Dam in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

11 mi from Palisade

Maps 6,098 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
  • All 14.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 7 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.9 miles off.
  • South Shale Ridge stands 1,931 ft above the map pin, 4.5 miles northwest.

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 39–63°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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