Millwood (FR 559) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Millwood (FR 559) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District
5.4 mi from Mancos
Maps 7,633 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 13.6–15.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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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Road Access
Difficult
- 30.4 of this road’s 37.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 26.6 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 14 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4, 28.6, 28.9, 29, 31, 31.4, 31.7, 34.8, 35.2, 35.7, 36.9 and 37 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 37.1: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Big Pine Reservoir lies 0.6 mi off.
- La Plata Mountains stands 5,598 ft above the map pin, 13 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 33–61°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.