Cottonwood Creek in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

AnyRoost

Cottonwood Creek in CO

Road corridorBLM, White River

13 mi from Rangely

Maps 5,360 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

BLM White River Field Office ↗

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

Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Near Banty Point.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 8%.
  • 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 1.2 miles off.
  • Banta Ridge stands 1,168 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles east.
  • The Lower Cottonwood Reservoir shoreline is 0.9 mi off.

Rules

  • These supplementary rules apply to all public lands in Colorado.…You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–65°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.