Skull Creek in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Skull Creek in CO

Road corridorBLM, White River

19 mi from Rangely

Maps 7,170 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

BLM White River Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Lone Mountain.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 18%, 70% of it on a shelf.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.

Rules

  • These supplementary rules apply to all public lands in Colorado.…You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–59°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.