Carpenter Ridge Truck Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Carpenter Ridge Truck Rd in CO

Road corridorBLM, Uncompahgre

34 mi from Moab

Maps 6,045 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

BLM Uncompahgre Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 18%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 1,600 ft through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Mount Peale stands 6,655 ft above the map pin, 15 miles west.

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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–67°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.