Chicken Crk (FR 385) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Chicken Crk (FR 385) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District
5.0 mi from Mancos
4.7 mi off US 160 (straight line)
Maps 7,716 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.4–1.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 6/1–11/9Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 mi · no more than 28 days within any continuous 60-day period
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 8.2 of this road’s 9.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.3 miles of it dirt.
- Near Sellers and McClane Dam.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Water crossings 0.4, 0.5, 6.6, 6.8, 7.6 and 9.3 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Sellers and McClane Reservoir lies 0.2 mi off.
- La Plata Mountains stands 5,515 ft above the map pin, 12 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 33–61°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.