BLM 562 — Central Orchard Mesa in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 562 — Central Orchard Mesa in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

3.2 mi from Clifton

Maps 4,918 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 9.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 820 ft over 9.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 37%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Orchard Mesa Canal Number 2 runs 0.5 mi off.
  • Palisade Point stands 4,860 ft above the map pin, 9.5 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 39–67°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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