A Color-coded map highlighting seasonal closures in the Gunnison Field Office management area.

Gunnison Field Office Seasonal Closures

The BLM, in coordination with Gunnison County and the U.S. Forest Service, enacts seasonal road closures that prohibit motorized use from March 15 to May 15. These closures protect the Gunnison sage-grouse during mating and nesting season and prevent road damage during wet spring conditions. Roads may be closed earlier if conditions warrant. During this time, all non-motorized use of Gunnison Basin roads and trails should be limited to after 9 a.m.to help reduce disturbance to Gunnison sage-grouse. The cooperation of the public is required to successfully implement these closures. Parking must not block BLM access to the closure gates. Closures are listed below.

  1. CR 25 Pine Creek (closure near to Hwy 50 just past end of private plowing)
  2. CR 25 Pine Creek (closure at cattle guard past Blue Mesa Estates, approximately three miles from Hwy 149)
  3. CR 26 Sapinero Mesa (closure off Hwy 50 at current winter closure gate)
  4. CR 26 Sapinero Mesa (closure on Hwy 149 side at winter closure gate)
  5. CR 32 McCabe Lane (closure at first cattle guard past Moncrief Ranch)
  6. CR 818 Wiley Lane (closure at intersection with Mill Creek Road on north end)
  7. CR 7 Miller Lane (closure at existing gate)
  8. CR 818 Wiley Lane (closure at cattle guard at private/BLM boundary on the south end)
  9. Airport Road (W Mountain) (closure at intersection of W Mountain Ranch Rd and CR 38)
  10. CR 51B Sun Park (closure just past intersection with Overlook Drive)
  11. CR 743 Lost Canyon (closure at existing winter closure gate)
  12. CR 72 Tomichi Heights (closure at gate at BLM boundary)
  13. CR 42 Six Mile Lane (closure at existing gate on BLM boundary)
  14. CR 43 South Parlin Flats (closure at Hwy 114 at mile marker 7)
  15. CR 43 South Parlin Flats (closure approximately 0.4 miles from Hwy 50)
  16. CR 62 Razor Creek (closure at private boundary)
  17. BLM 3038 Kezar Basin (closure just off Hwy 149 at Powerline)
  18. BLM 3038 Nine Mile Hill (closure just off Hwy 149)
  19. CR 61 Pole Creek (closure off CR 31 South Willow Creek Rd/Vulcan Rd)
  20. BLM 3545 The Backdoor Road (Hartman NW entrance)
  21. BLM 3500 Hartman Rocks McCabe Lane Entrance (McCabe’s Lane Entrance to Hartman Rocks)
  22. BLM 3550 Powerline Rd (closure off Gold Basin Road)
  23. BLM 3580 Hartman Rocks (closure off Powerline Rd; route is south of Powerline)
  24. BLM 3550 Hartman Rocks Powerline Road (closure east of Beaver Creek)
  25. Hartman Rocks West Access (closure to southern part of Hartman Rocks)
  26. BLM 3580 off Gold Basin Road (south entrance to Hartman Rocks)
  27. BLM 3107 Cabin Creek Road (closure just off Hwy 50)
  28. BLM 3106 Dry Gulch Road (closure just off Hwy 50)
  29. BLM 3061 Sewell Rim Road (closure just off Hwy 50)
  30. CR 60 North Parlin Flats (closure off CR 76 - Quartz Creek Road)
  31. CR 802 Woods Gulch North (closure off CR 44 - Woods Gulch Cutoff)
  32. Woods Gulch Powerline Access (closure off CR 44 - Woods Gulch Cutoff)
  33. CR 802 Woods Gulch South (closure off CR 44 - Woods Gulch Cutoff)
  34. BLM 3096 Woods Gulch East
  35. BLM 3094 Tomichi Dome Rd (closure off Hwy 50)
  36. BLM 3076e So. Parlin Flats Access Rd (closure off Hwy 114 at mile marker 5)
  37. BLM 3185 Camp Kettle Gulch (closure off Hwy 114)
  38. BLM 3185 Poverty Gulch (closure off CR 45)
  39. BLM 3162 Krueger Ranch Rd (closure off Hwy 114, locked all year)
  40. BLM 3067 (closure off Gold Basin Road – at shooting range)
  41. BLM 3211e (closure just off Hwy 50)
  42. BLM 3233 Haystack Gulch Road (closure just off Hwy 50)
  43. BLM 3037b3 North Willow Creek (closure just off Hwy 50)
  44. FS 829 Flat Top, Henkel Road (closure off CR 730 – Ohio Creek)
  45. FS 860 Flat Top, Smoky Bear Road (closure just off Hwy 135)
  46. FS 862 Flat Top (closure off FS 860)
  47. FS 863 Flat Top (closure off FS 860)
  48. FS 955 Flat Top (closure off FS 829)
  49. FS 603 Flat Top (Alkali Creek) 
  50. BLM 3211d Hwy 50 Powerline Road (closure at BLM boundary approx. 0.1 mile north of Hwy 50)
  51. BLM 3226b1 McIntosh Spur (gate at BLM boundary, Access to McIntosh Mountain Loop)
  52. BLM 3072a2 (gate off west side of Hwy 114 at mile 3.5, access to Powerline)
  53. BLM 3074 (Bead Creek Rd., west side off Hwy 114)
  54. BLM 3075 (Rock Creek Rd., west side off Hwy 114)
  55. BLM 3147 (Powerline Rd., east side off Hwy 149)
  56. BLM 3042 (east side off Hwy 149)

New closures within Areas of Critical Environmental Concern are active beginning in 2025.

Within the Chance Gulch ACEC, all BLM roads accessed from BLM #3070 off County Road 38, and BLM #3157 and BLM #3068 off County Road 42 are closed to all human use from March 15 to May 15.

Within the Sapinero Mesa ACEC, BLM #3133, 3133a, 3122, 3129, 3016, 3014a, 3129, and 3131 off Country Road 26 are closed to all human use from March 15 to May 15.

BLM lands accessed by the following roads within the West Antelope Creek ACEC are closed to motorized use from December 1 to May 15: BLM #3017 (Red Creek), 3233, 3037 (Rainbow Lake), and 3232. 

The Signal Peak area is closed to mechanized and human use in addition to motorized use. Signal Peak - near the ridge - is closed to all human use from March 15 to May 15.  Affected trails include The Ridge, Rasta Gulch, and Chicken Wing. For specific information, please obtain maps at the BLM Gunnison Field Office.

Some Hartman Rocks Recreation Area wet weather gates close for mud season. Many of these gates are already closed for winter grooming. Gates reopen when the roads and trails dry out. Please tread lightly and limit use of muddy trails until conditions improve.

All U.S. Forest Service roads within the Flat Top Mountain area are closed from December 1 through June 15, including FS #829, Henkel Rd. at CR 730; FS #860, Smokey Bear Rd. at HWY135; FS #862; FS #863; FS #955; and FS #603 along Alkali Creek. 

The U.S. Forest Service’s Almont Triangle area is closed to all public use from December 1 to April 30, including FS #810 at HWY 135 and CR #813.

These closures apply to all motorized vehicles.

For additional information call Gunnison County Public Works at (970) 641-0044; BLM at (970) 642-4940; or the U.S. Forest Service at (970) 641-0471.

Printable Gunnison area closure map.

For more information on these closures, please contact the BLM Gunnison Field Office at (970) 642-4940.

In response to changing weather conditions, wet weather gates may be opened or closed at any time. Please contact (970) 642-4940 for complete updates.