Agency-listedBLMFree
Black Rocks 9
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 39.14225, -109.00090
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,357 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- ShShower49 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
4,357 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.14225, -109.00090
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureColorado River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townUtaline · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.6 mi
- FuelTA · ~19.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~19.7 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~14.2 mi
- GroceriesAlta Convenience · ~14.1 mi
- PharmacyCity Market · ~21.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Health West Hospital · ~14.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~25.3 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomKnowles Canyon Overlook Restroom East · ~1.5 mi W · BLM
- RestroomKnowles Canyon Overlook Restroom West · ~1.6 mi W · BLM
- RestroomMcdonald Creek Trailhead Restroom · ~2.1 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomCastle Rocks Restroom · ~2.2 mi NW · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Black Rocks 8~0.1 mi
- Black Rocks 7~0.2 mi
- Black Rocks 5~0.4 mi
- Black Rocks 3~0.8 mi
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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