BLM 872 — Calamity Mesa in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

34 mi from Orchard Mesa

Maps 6,648 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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Estimated climb: 80 ft over 0.9 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.

Some privacy

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 36–64°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

BLM 872 — Calamity Mesa in CO -- Camping Rules & Access