Mercury Mine Rd (BLM 3169) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mercury Mine Rd (BLM 3169) in CO

Road corridorBLM, Gunnison

18 mi from Gunnison

Maps 9,839 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 7.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,000 ft over 7.8 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 24%.

Known camping along this road at mile 7.1: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Sawtooth Mountain stands 2,304 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles southwest.

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 24–54°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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