Echo Basin (FR 566) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Echo Basin (FR 566) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District
6.4 mi from Mancos
Maps 8,353 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 6/1–11/14Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 mi · no more than 28 days within any continuous 60-day period
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T-MobileWEAK
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Road Access
Difficult
- 23.5 of this road’s 33 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 21.3 miles of it dirt.
- Near T-Down Park.
- Estimated climb: 5,200 ft over 33 miles through 33 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 9.6 and mile 26.5: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Helmet Peak stands 3,616 ft above the map pin, 5.6 miles east.
- West Mancos River runs 0.7 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 30–58°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.