Cow Creek Gulch in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cow Creek Gulch in CO

Road corridorBLM, White River

17 mi from Rifle

Maps 7,390 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
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 18%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 110 ft, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 20%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Coughs Creek runs 0.7 mi off.
  • Grand Hogback stands 1,806 ft above the map pin, 4.9 miles east.

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 35–58°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.