Co Rd 1b in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Co Rd 1b in CO

Road corridorBLM, Uncompahgre

7.2 mi from Ridgway

Maps 7,464 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Near McKenzie Butte.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 0%.
  • Estimated climb: 240 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • McKenzie Butte stands 547 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles northeast.

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 31–61°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.