BLM 5711 — Peach Valley Dam Number 1 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 5711 — Peach Valley Dam Number 1 in CO

Road corridorBLM, Uncompahgre

6.3 mi from Olathe

Maps 5,916 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

BLM Uncompahgre Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • BLM plans all 1.5 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 1.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Gunnison River runs 1.0 mi off.
  • Buttermilk Ridge stands 1,935 ft above the map pin, 4.0 miles east.

Rules

  • You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land. … After the 14 days have been reached, you must move at least 30 air miles away from the previously occupied location.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–66°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.