Unnamed road near Mellen Hill — 2.58 mi in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Unnamed road near Mellen Hill — 2.58 mi in CO

Road corridorBLM, White River

11 mi from Rangely

Maps 5,797 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%.
  • Estimated climb: 220 ft, with sustained grades near 14% 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.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.1: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mellen Hill stands 523 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles northeast.

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 38–63°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.