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Outdoors and wildfire - Montrose County
The Uncompahgre Plateau is Montrose's big backyard, with travel rules
The Uncompahgre Plateau west of Montrose is mostly BLM and national forest land where dispersed camping and off-road travel follow designated-route rules, not 'drive and camp anywhere.'
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - San Juan County
Around Silverton, dispersed camping follows Forest Service rules
Much of the land around Silverton is San Juan National Forest, where dispersed camping and motorized travel follow designated-route rules, not 'camp anywhere.'
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Alamosa County
Dispersed camping in the Rio Grande National Forest
The Rio Grande National Forest around the San Luis Valley allows free dispersed camping outside developed campgrounds, but with real limits on where you park, how close to water, and how long you stay.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Grand County
Dispersed camping near Granby follows the forest's vehicle-use map
On the Sulphur Ranger District around Granby and Grand Lake, dispersed camping with a vehicle is allowed only along forest roads where the Motor Vehicle Use Map permits it.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Conejos County
Camping along the Conejos River road follows a special designated-site order
Forest Service Road 250 up the Conejos River is under a special order that limits where you can park and camp, so the usual dispersed-camping freedom does not apply along this corridor.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Pitkin County
Lincoln Creek Road is a rough 4WD route with dispersed campsites off Highway 82
Lincoln Creek Road climbs off the Independence Pass highway to dispersed campsites and Grizzly Reservoir, but it is a high-clearance, four-wheel-drive road with no services.
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