Hillside Drive (FR 436) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Hillside Drive (FR 436) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District
19 mi from Mancos
Maps 8,072 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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
Difficult
- 8 of this road’s 20.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 8 miles of dirt.
- Near Priest Gulch.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~200 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 11 switchbacks.
Known camping along this road at mile 0: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Rio Lado runs 0.1 mi off.
- Taylor Mesa stands 2,731 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 29–59°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.