Elephant Skin Road (BLM 7601) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Elephant Skin Road (BLM 7601) in CO

Road corridorBLM, Uncompahgre

7.4 mi from Montrose

Maps 6,430 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
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Road Access

Difficult
  • BLM plans 0.7 of this road’s 5.4 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.7 miles of dirt, but the condition is unverified.
  • Near Red Rocks.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Warner Point stands 1,643 ft above the map pin, 2.3 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 38–64°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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