Bureau Pipeline (FR 259) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Bureau Pipeline (FR 259) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Grand Valley Ranger District
15 mi from Cedaredge
Maps 9,699 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- 12.9 of this road’s 15 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.6 miles of it dirt.
- Near Cottonwood Number 5 Dam.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 14.3: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- Parker Basin Reservoir Number 3 lies 0.1 mi off.
- Horse Mountain stands 832 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 25–49°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.