Gray Copper Gulch (FR 887) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Gray Copper Gulch (FR 887) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Ouray Ranger District
6.1 mi from Ouray
Maps 9,830 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
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Brown Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 1.7 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 38%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 1.2 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 0 and mile 1.6: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
- Brown Mountain stands 3,496 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles southeast.
- Red Mountain Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 27–53°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.