Cochetopa Creek (FR 7794) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Cochetopa Creek (FR 7794) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
34 mi from Gunnison
22 mi off US 50 (straight line)
Maps 10,958 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 26.9–29.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/28–2/29Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- 12.6 of this road’s 29.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 12.6 miles of dirt.
- Near Willow Mesa.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 9 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 0.7, 3.7, 4.6, 9.7, 13.4 and 26.9 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 4.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Stewart Peak stands 3,011 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles southwest.
Climate averages
October normals 24–49°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.