Last Dollar Rd — Norwood in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Last Dollar Rd — Norwood in CO

Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Norwood Ranger District

6.9 mi from Mountain Village

Maps 10,037 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

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
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Road Access

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Near Last Dollar Mountain.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 20%, 100% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 940 ft through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 19%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road between mile 1 and mile 3: 1 mapped spot.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Last Dollar Mountain stands 1,162 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 24–52°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.