BLM 861 — Calamity Mesa in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 861 — Calamity Mesa in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

36 mi from Redlands

Maps 6,357 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 9.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 600 ft over 9.2 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 25%.
  • 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 1.0 miles off.
  • Calamity Mesa stands 570 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles northeast.

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 37–65°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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