Yankee Boy Basin (FR 853.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Yankee Boy Basin (FR 853.1) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Ouray Ranger District
4.7 mi from Telluride
3.4 mi off US 550 (straight line)
Maps 10,741 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.1–0.8 and 1.2–8.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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 9.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Imogene Pass Road Trailhead (Northernmost).
- Estimated climb: 4,500 ft over 9.4 miles through 20 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 29%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 0.8, 0.9, 1.5, 3.8, 5.5, 5.9, 8 and 8.3 miles along the road.
- A gate 1.5 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Potosi Peak stands 3,046 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles northeast.
- Sneffels Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 26–50°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.