Road 16 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Road 16 in CO
Road corridorBLM, Tres Rios
12 mi from Cortez
Maps 6,715 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
VerizonWEAK
AT&TWEAK
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Sand Canyon Pueblo.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 6%, 30% of it on a shelf.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
- Yellow Jacket Canyon runs 1.2 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 37–63°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.