Y9 Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Y9 Rd in CO

Road corridorBLM, Uncompahgre

36 mi from Monticello

Maps 5,011 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

BLM Uncompahgre Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Dolores River Canyon Trailhead.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 22%, 70% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 350 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 32%.
  • 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 1.4 miles off.
  • La Sal Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Nyswonger Mesa stands 1,695 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles north.

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.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 43–71°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.