Unnamed road near Pyramid Rock in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Unnamed road near Pyramid Rock in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

15 mi from Palisade

Maps 6,711 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

BLM Grand Junction Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access

Extreme
  • Road difficulty 5 of 5: an extreme drive in.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained only for low-range 4WD, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 890 ft, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 57%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road at mile 10.3: .

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.4 miles off.
  • South Shale Ridge stands 1,318 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles west.

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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 37–61°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.