Rock Springs (FR 556) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Rock Springs (FR 556) in CO
Road corridorSan Juan NF, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District
9.9 mi from Mancos
Maps 7,806 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 17.9 of this road’s 36.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 13.9 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 13 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard at the start of the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- La Plata Mountains rises 16 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 33–60°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.