Penrose Commons
BLM
Write a Review CR-127 Penrose, CO 81240 719-269-8500 Official WebsiteGPS: 38.4957, -105.0288
Overview of Penrose Commons
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Eliska on 9/29/2024
Longest RV Reported: 41 feet (Class A)
Reported by Jay & Dee on 8/17/2022
Pad Type dirt
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 5,872 ft / 1,789 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Penrose Commons 19 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 7/23/2023
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Last reported 7/23/2023
Confirmed by 4 Users
Last reported 2/17/2023
“Quiet And Save Stay”
Reviewed 9/29/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Road to the place is dusty but ok. Road in the place is bad, full of big rocks. We stayed on Saturday so a few bikes rode around at night. Felt save, would stay again.
Eliska would stay here again
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“Other Reviews Are Correct”
Reviewed 4/3/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Sometimes I take it with a grain of salt when people say roads are bad. But these ones were bad! On the way there it wasnt too bad but once you get to the camping area its horrible! And the sites I could get to were extremely unlevel. This is definitely for smaller rigs. (I drive a 25ft class c)
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“Okay for an overnight”
Reviewed 7/23/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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It's an OHV area, not really camping. I got there at almost midnight on a Friday night, and there were two other vans/RVs that I saw, probably a few more further up. Early Saturday morning brought lots of folks with ATVs and dirt bikes, so sleep wasn't that great. There is a vault restroom, which is nice. The road in is three miles of ... more
It's an OHV area, not really camping. I got there at almost midnight on a Friday night, and there were two other vans/RVs that I saw, probably a few more further up. Early Saturday morning brought lots of folks with ATVs and dirt bikes, so sleep wasn't that great. There is a vault restroom, which is nice. The road in is three miles of dirt, residences and farms on either side, the last mile rather washboarded in parts and full-on rutted or rocky in others especially near the site itself. Even though it's out in the middle of nowhere, there must be an AT&T tower nearby because my connection was great.
Verizon good.
AT&T good.
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AT&T 4G
Verizon 4G
DKOP would stay here again
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“Great spot with nighttime activity ”
Reviewed 5/6/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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We camped just past the toilets on the left. Had a 26ft travel trailer and we were able to get it in the spot. I wouldn't suggest doing it unless you are pretty good in tight spots. The lot just before the toilets had space aplenty. Plenty of motor bikes and buggies active in the night. Pleasant stay and felt totally safe. Would stay a... more
We camped just past the toilets on the left. Had a 26ft travel trailer and we were able to get it in the spot. I wouldn't suggest doing it unless you are pretty good in tight spots. The lot just before the toilets had space aplenty. Plenty of motor bikes and buggies active in the night. Pleasant stay and felt totally safe. Would stay again.
camper-804209 would stay here again
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“Great Place To Stop For A Rest”
Reviewed 2/17/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 14 |
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Has a clean bathroom and plenty of parking.
Stayed Feb 16 2023
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T-Mobile 5G
camper-786951 would stay here again
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Reviewed 2/15/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Great BLM land to stay overnight!! Car camped for a couple nights and felt very safe, only 1-2 other vehicles around. Beautiful view of the stars at night and mountains in the morning!! The road up wasn't bad, a little bumpy but overall good!!
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AT&T 5G
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“ATV’s Only If You Value Your Vehicle”
Reviewed 10/25/2022
| Days stayed: | 0 |
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| Site Number: | n/a |
| RV Length: | 30' (Class C) |
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Once past the vault toilets the road becomes extremely rocky and narrow. Take my advise if you value your vehicle, do not enter.
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“Great Free Place To Stop. ”
Reviewed 10/21/2022
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Great location. Very beautiful. Drive wasn’t bad really the last mile is a little bumpy. They do have vaulted toilets so that was nice. Over all was a good free and safe place for my family and I to park and get some rest.
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Verizon 4G
camper-627697 would stay here again
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“It's a FREE spot with some OHV use”
Reviewed 8/17/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 8 |
| Site Number: | parkinglot |
| RV Length: | 41' (Class A) |
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Get here on a weekday to claim your spot. there are a bunch of trails to ride offroad vehicles. Enter from E street and just keep going. There is a cattle guard that keeps cows OUT then you are in Penrose Commons. Big sign says no target shooting. This is home to Independence Trail; an absolutely wicked off road challenge with a lot o... more
Get here on a weekday to claim your spot. there are a bunch of trails to ride offroad vehicles. Enter from E street and just keep going. There is a cattle guard that keeps cows OUT then you are in Penrose Commons. Big sign says no target shooting.
This is home to Independence Trail; an absolutely wicked off road challenge with a lot of rock climbing. This is a 9.5/10 difficulty do only attempt in a group with big boy toys. We were here over Labor day weekend and a Jeep Jamboree showed up with jacked up rigs to conquer this trail.
There are about five sites tucked back just past the parking lot and vault toilets. The road in is a little choppy buy I made it just fine, although slow, in my 40' Class A.
I was here this time to get some work done on my RV by Red's RV Repair. A very knowledgeable RV mobile mechanic with fair rates out of Penrose.
Good internet speeds from all 3 major carriers.
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AT&T 4G
Verizon 4G
T-Mobile 5G
Jay & Dee would stay here again
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“Peaceful weekdays, Busy weekends”
Reviewed 6/6/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 12 |
| Site Number: | Top of hill, 1st spot on the left. |
| RV Length: | 21' (Travel Trailer) |
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If it wasn’t for the busy weekends and the four wheelers I would have given this place five stars for sure! It is quite opposite during the week as literally nobody goes up there. We were alone for about four days straight without seeing anyone else. It was amazing. I’ve stayed there twice and it was the same both times with the priva... more
If it wasn’t for the busy weekends and the four wheelers I would have given this place five stars for sure! It is quite opposite during the week as literally nobody goes up there. We were alone for about four days straight without seeing anyone else. It was amazing. I’ve stayed there twice and it was the same both times with the privacy. The spot I was in is at the top of the hill where it flattens out. As soon as it flattens out you look to your left and there is a large fire pit back about 30 yards. It is very secluded in this one single spot. You are surrounded by trees and landscape on three sides! There are other spots on the way up to this one which I did stay in one of them but none has the room or the flatness like this one. I have a German Shepherd to consider so we always need a large space to play in front of us without cactus hopefully. For that reason, this spot is one of my all-time favorites so far. The road getting up here is quite bad and probably one of the worst roads I’ve had to drive on yet with my 21’ travel trailer. We had to do two or 3 miles an hour all the way up but it is doable and once you get up it flattens out and is quite beautiful. There is a “staging area“ at the top where it flattens out (across from my favorite spot) or you can camp there because it is probably 3/4 the size of a football field. Aside from the occasional dirtbike or four wheeler this is one of the quietest and darkest at night places I have been. I absolutely love this spot.
It is also only 15 minutes or so from town and is extremely convenient.
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Gavin Whitehorn would stay here again
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“Penrose Commons is for locals only. Tourists are NOT welcome.”
Reviewed 2/2/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Penrose Commons is for locals only. Tourists are NOT welcome.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
- Dispersed Camping
Recreation
- OHV
- recreation trail
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
Pets
- pets
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