Creek 40 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Creek 40 in CO

Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District

4.8 mi from Mancos

Maps 7,684 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

San Juan National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 mi · no more than 28 days within any continuous 60-day period
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Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Near Sellers and McClane Dam.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 4%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • The Sellers and McClane Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • La Plata Mountains stands 5,547 ft above the map pin, 12 miles east.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–61°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.