Windmill Road (BLM P211) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Windmill Road (BLM P211) in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

4.4 mi from Orchard Mesa

Maps 5,474 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Grand Junction Field Office ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 280 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
  • Island Mesa stands 1,341 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles south.

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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 37–66°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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