Love Mesa (FR 500) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Love Mesa (FR 500) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Ouray Ranger District
33 mi from Delta
14 mi off US 50 (straight line)
Maps 9,521 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 18.1–21.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/16–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · no more than 28 days on any one National Forest within a 60-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 21.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 24 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 0.6 and 18 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
Climate averages
October normals 31–55°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.