Telephone Draw (FR 617) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Telephone Draw (FR 617) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Norwood Ranger District
30 mi from Montrose
Maps 6,412 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3–4 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 9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 2,500 ft over 9 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing at the start of the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Pine Ridge stands 2,077 ft above the map pin, 6.1 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 38–65°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.