Rd 48 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rd 48 in CO

Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District

21 mi from Mancos

Maps 10,689 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

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Taylor Mesa.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 10%, 25% of it on a shelf.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Taylor Creek runs 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–50°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.