Thunder Rd in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Thunder Rd in CO

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

26 mi from Mountain Village

Maps 8,152 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
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 10%, 90% of it on a shelf.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Lindsey Spring lies 0.1 mi off.
  • Lone Cone stands 4,450 ft above the map pin, 11 miles south.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–59°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.