Divide (FR 402) — Grand Valley in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Divide (FR 402) — Grand Valley in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Grand Valley Ranger District
32 mi from Orchard Mesa
Maps 8,427 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 81.2–81.9, 108.2–108.7, 109.6–110.1 and 118.5–118.9 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 5/16–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 31.9 of this road’s 66.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 35.1 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 54 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 5.3, 9.2, 10.8, 16, 21, 22.1, 27.3, 43.3, 46.9, 48.9, 53.9, 65.5, 81.2, 85, 87.5, 95.2, 105 and 112 miles along the road.
- A gate 27.1 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 48.1 and mile 127.1: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Climate averages
October normals 32–58°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.