Blue Rock Tank Road in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Blue Rock Tank Road in NM
Road corridorBLM, Farmington
3.5 mi from La Plata
Maps 5,861 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.2–4 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- All 4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
- Near Blue Rock Dam.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- The Gypsum Tank shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Rules
- Dispersed camping is generally allowed on public lands in New Mexico for no more than a period of 14 days within any period of 28 consecutive days.…After this time period, you must relocate to another site at least 25 miles away.…Camping is prohibited within 900 feet of any developed water source such as a guzzler or watering trough so that the water is accessible to wildlife and livestock.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–68°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.