BLM 3189 — Lions Head in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 3189 — Lions Head in CO

Road corridorBLM, Gunnison

19 mi from Gunnison

Maps 8,313 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Gunnison Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 390 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Lions Head stands 1,922 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles south.
  • Arch Irrigation Ditch runs 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land. … After the 14 days have been reached, you must move at least 30 air miles away from the previously occupied location.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 24–60°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.