Poncha Loop (BLM 5325) in CO

Road corridorBLM, San Luis Valley

9.4 mi from Salida

Maps 9,034 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

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

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Extreme

10.2 of this road’s 11.7 miles are maintained only for low-range 4WD, 10.2 miles of it dirt.
Near Round Hill.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Cattle guards 2.3, 6.6 and 11.4 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 2.1 and mile 5.6: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Mount Ouray stands 4,943 ft above the map pin, 6.9 miles west.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

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

October normals 28–57°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Poncha Loop (BLM 5325) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access