Divide (FR 402) — Ouray in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Divide (FR 402) — Ouray in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Ouray Ranger District
18 mi from Orchard Mesa
Maps 8,075 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 56.6–58.4, 63.5–63.9, 79.6–80.1, 81.1–81.6, 104.1–104.5 and 128.8–131.3 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 on any one National Forest within a 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 38.3 of this road’s 85.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 37.5 miles of dirt.
- Near Moab trail rte 2.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 24 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 0.1, 1.9, 6.1, 11.3, 14.4, 16.1, 21.8, 24.9, 30.4, 32.8, 41.6, 57.9, 58.6, 61, 64, 69.7, 86.2 and 105.1 miles along the road.
- Gates 15.9 and 58 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.1 and mile 130.2: .
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 33–58°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.