BLM 35 — Bunk Ridge Retention Dam in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

8.6 mi from Palisade

Maps 6,313 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

VerizonWEAK

AT&TNONE

T-MobileMARGINAL

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Extreme

0.1 of this road’s 7.7 miles are maintained only for low-range 4WD, 7.6 miles of it dirt.
Estimated climb: 400 ft over 7.7 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 28%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Secluded

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

October normals 38–62°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

BLM 35 — Bunk Ridge Retention Dam in CO -- Camping Rules & Access