Deadhorse (FR 515) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Deadhorse (FR 515) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Norwood Ranger District
27 mi from Ridgway
Maps 7,455 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.1–0.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/16–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 12 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
- Logging Camp Draw Reservoir lies 0.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 33–61°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.