Payne Mesa (FR 506) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Payne Mesa (FR 506) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Ouray Ranger District
23 mi from Olathe
Maps 9,542 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Stay 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
- All 5 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.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Hilkey Pond lies 0.3 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Climate averages
October normals 30–55°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.