Yampa Valley Trail (BLM 1551) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Yampa Valley Trail (BLM 1551) in CO
Road corridorBLM, Little Snake
34 mi from Rangely
Maps 6,749 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.1–3.4 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
BLM Little Snake Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.9 of this road’s 8.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.7 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 570 ft over 8.5 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- Yampa River runs 0.6 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 30–60°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.