BLM 294 — Deer Retention Dam in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 294 — Deer Retention Dam in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

12 mi from Palisade

Maps 6,148 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
VerizonWEAK
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T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.7 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.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • South Shale Ridge stands 1,881 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles north.

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 38–63°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.