Boggy Draw (FR 527) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Boggy Draw (FR 527) in CO

Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District

12 mi from Cortez

9.3 mi off US 160 (straight line)

Maps 7,572 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 41.2–41.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

San Juan National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/2–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 mi · no more than 28 days within any continuous 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Difficult
  • 32.6 of this road’s 45.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 29.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 13 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 5.2, 15.5, 15.6, 15.7, 16.1, 16.2 and 18.6 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–61°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.