Park Creek (FR 262) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Park Creek (FR 262) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Grand Valley Ranger District
19 mi from Battlement Mesa
Maps 8,139 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.1 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 7/1–11/30Stay 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
- All 12.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5 miles of dirt.
- Near Vega State Park Visitor Center.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.2 miles off.
- A canal runs 0.1 mi off.
- Hads Point stands 1,897 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 33–56°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.