Home Gulch (FR 7579) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Home Gulch (FR 7579) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Gunnison Ranger District
19 mi from Gunnison
Maps 9,793 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 17.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Prosser Rock.
- Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 17.2 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 30%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 3.2: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- Razor Creek Dome stands 1,735 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 28–54°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.